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acquisition
Noun
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Acquisition is the act of getting something, often by buying it.
The judge ruled that the acquisition of XYZ company by Acme Inc. was illegal.
Studies of language acquisition show that it's easier for children to learn language than for adults.
A recent acquisition in my life that I can live without are clothes because sometimes I buy them just because they are beautiful.
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An acquisition is something that you got.
The zoo's last acquisition was three elephants.
value
Noun
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Something's value is how good or important it is; how much money someone will exchange a thing for; an amount of money.
The value for me of this food is $100.
Human life has very much value.
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Your values are your ideas about which things are good.
He has strong values.
value
Verb
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If you value someone or something, you think that they are good and you don't want to lose them.
I value your help.
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If you value something judge how good or important it is.
They valued it at $600.