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misacquisitions

misacquisitions is the plural of misacquisition.

Meaning of misacquisition

Noun

misacquisition (usually uncountable, plural misacquisitions)

  1. (usually) 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

Questions about misacquisitions

What is misacquisitions the plural of?
Misacquisitions is the plural of misacquisition.

Words near misacquisitions in the dictionary

  1. misachievement
  2. misachievements
  3. misacknowledge
  4. misacknowledging
  5. misacquisition
  6. misacquisitions
  7. misact
  8. misacted
  9. misacting
  10. misaction
  11. misactions

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