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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

  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.

contraction — full definition

  1. noun A shortened form of a word or words, often marked with an apostrophe.
  2. noun A strong tightening of the uterine muscles that occurs before and during childbirth.
  3. noun A shrinking or reduction in size, scope, or economic activity.

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