Erwerb — 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.
- contraction noun A shortened form of a word or words, often marked with an apostrophe.
- getting noun The act of obtaining or acquiring something.
Senses
Erwerb is used for these senses in English:
- acquisition The act or process of acquiring.
- acquisition The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
- contraction An act of incurring debt; also (generally) , an act of acquiring something (generally negative).
- getting The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
acquisition — full definition
- noun The act of getting or gaining something, especially when a company buys another business.
- noun Something that has been obtained or gained.
contraction — full definition
- noun A shortened form of a word or words, often marked with an apostrophe.
- noun A strong tightening of the uterine muscles that occurs before and during childbirth.
- noun A shrinking or reduction in size, scope, or economic activity.