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acquisition
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Making It in America
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- He paid for these acquisitions by borrowing money or selling more company shares.†
*acquisitions = things possessed
- But eventually, to fund acquisitions, the families gave up majority ownership.†
- Industrial profit margins are notoriously thin to begin with—typically in the low single digits—and reduced profits or losses would drive down Standard's stock price, making it a likely target for predatory acquisition.†
acquisition = obtaining; or possession
Definitions:
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(1)
(acquisition) obtaining possession of something; or the thing possessed
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)