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verwerving — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • acquisition noun The act of getting or gaining something, especially when a company buys another business.
  • digestion noun The bodily process of breaking food down so it can be absorbed and used.
  • purchase verb To buy something by paying money for it.

Senses

verwerving is used for these senses in English:

  • acquisition The act or process of acquiring.
  • digestion The assimilation and understanding of ideas.
  • purchase The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
  • purchase (legal, dated) Acquisition of lands or tenements by means other than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.

acquisition — full definition

  1. noun The act of getting or gaining something, especially when a company buys another business.
  2. noun Something that has been obtained or gained.

digestion — full definition

  1. noun The bodily process of breaking food down so it can be absorbed and used.
  2. noun The mental process of taking in and understanding new information.

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