acquisition
gaining posession of something, for example the acquisition of a company
fundraising
process of gathering voluntary contributions of money or other resources
takeover
purchase of one company (the target) by another
original appropriation
act of establishing ownership over a previously unowned natural resource
translation
movement of a holy relic from one location to another
reading
action performed by computers to acquire data from a source and place it into working memory for processing
friendly business acquisition
act of one business buying another, normally under amicable conditions
acquisition
gain possession of a literary work
procurement
acquisition of goods and services