Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

a'chievement moti vation noun [u] {HR) a desire to be successful or to reach a very high standard: to have high achievement motivation

achiever /э'ЦЬга(г)/ noun [c] a person who is extremely successful in their job: Many of the country's top achievers have studied abroad. -» high achiever

'acid-test .ratio {also 'current .ratio, 'liquid .ratio, 'quick .ratio) noun [c] (.Accounting) a way of measuring how much cash a company has available by comparing the total amount of money that it has in cash and is owed by customers with the total amount of money that it

owes -» liquidity ratio

acknowledge /эк'шэ1к!з; AmE эк'па:1-/ verb [+ obj]

to tell sb that you have received sth that they sent to you: All applications will be acknowledged.

acknowledgement (also spelled acknowledgment) /ak'nolidsmant; AmE эк'па:1-/ noun [c,U]

a letter saying that sth has been received: I didn't receive an acknowledgement of my application, о a letter of acknowledgement -» functional acknowledgement

a/c payee = account payee

acquire /a'kwaie(r)/ verb [+ obj]

1 (about a company) to buy a company or part of a company's business; to buy shares in a company: Last year the company acquired its smaller rival for $6.9 bn. о It announced that it would acquire a 22 per cent stake in RTL from the UK media group. -» merge

to acquire an asset/a business/a company/shares/a stake

to obtain the legal right to use sth or perform an activity: The company has acquired the rights to assemble and market the new range of farm tractors.

to gain sth that is valuable to you or important for your business: By acquiring new skills you can increase your wages substantially.

acquisition

acquirer /a'kwaiaraCr)/ noun [C] a company that wants to buy and take control of another company: The media group is seen as a likely acquirer of the two television channels. target company

acquisition /.aekwi'zijn/ noun

see also: compulsory acquisition, customer acquisition

[C] a company that has been bought by another company: The company has made 20 acquisitions since 1998. о the recent decline in mergers and acquisitions merger

О to complete/finalize/look for/make an acquisition ♦ a planned/potential/proposed acquisition (of sth) ♦ a big/large/major/strategic acquisition ♦ a number/ series/string of acquisitions

[u] the activity of buying another company: the company's proposed $21.9bn ficquisition of Compaq Computer о They are seeking new acquisition targets (= companies they want to buy).

an acquisition programme/strategy/target

[U] the act of getting sth: the acquisition of new skills о The company spent more than $1.5 billion on subscriber acquisition when going online.

acquire

.acquisition cost noun [c]

[Accounting) the total cost of buying an asset, including both the price and any transport costs, professional fees, money that is taken off the price (discounts), etc.

(Marketing) (also .customer acquisition cost) the total cost of getting a new customer

acrimonious /.aekri'maunias; AmE-'mou-/ adjective {formal)

(about an argument or a disagreement) angry and full of strong bitter feelings and words: The agreement marks the end of an acrimonious takeover battle.

acronym /'эекгэтт/ noun [C] a word formed from the first letters of several words: WAP is the acronym for Wireless Application Protocol. EHH Acronyms are pronounced as single words. For example, the acronym BASIC is pronounced /'beisik/.