Acquisition vs Buy - What's the difference?
acquisition | buy |
The act or process of acquiring.
The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods
* Benjamin Franklin
To obtain by some sacrifice.
* Bible, Proverbs xxiii. 23
To bribe.
To be equivalent to in value.
(informal) to accept as true; to believe
To make a purchase or purchases, to treat (for a meal)
(poker slang) To make a bluff, usually a large one.
As nouns the difference between acquisition and buy
is that acquisition is the act or process of acquiring while buy is something which is bought; a purchase.As a verb buy is
to obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods.acquisition
English
Noun
(en noun)- The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.
- ''That graphite tennis racquet is quite an acquisition .
Synonyms
* (an act of acquiring) accession, procurement * (a thing acquired) accession, acquirementExternal links
* * ----buy
English
Verb
- Buy what thou hast no need of, and ere long thou wilt sell thy necessaries.
- Buy the truth and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.