misacquisition
misacquisition noun: the acquiring of something badly or wrongly.
Noun
misacquisition (usually uncountable, plural misacquisitions)
- The acquiring of something badly or wrongly.
- Is there any justification (other than the inevitability of some errors) for billion-dollar misacquisitions, such as Exxon's purchase of Reliance Electric or Sohio's purchase of Kennecott?1990, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Leveraged Buyouts, page 105
- As learning proceeds, a good teacher is always vigilant for misacquisitions—learning the correct answer but not understanding the underlying concept.2014, Allen J. Edwards, editor, The Adolescent as Decision-Maker: Applications to Development and Education, page 42
Forms of misacquisition
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Origin of misacquisition
From mis- + acquisition.
Questions about misacquisition
- What does misacquisition mean?
- Misacquisition means the acquiring of something badly or wrongly.
- What part of speech is misacquisition?
- Misacquisition is a noun.
- What is the plural of misacquisition?
- The plural of misacquisition is misacquisitions.
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