misacquisition
English
Etymology
mis- + acquisition
Noun
misacquisition (usually uncountable, plural misacquisitions)
- The acquiring of something badly or wrongly.
- 1990, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Leveraged Buyouts (page 105)
- 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?
- 2014, Allen J. Edwards (ed.), The Adolescent as Decision-Maker: Applications to Development and Education (page 42)
- As learning proceeds, a good teacher is always vigilant for misacquisitions—learning the correct answer but not understanding the underlying concept.
- 1990, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Leveraged Buyouts (page 105)