Quotation vs Acquisition - What's the difference?
quotation | acquisition |
A fragment of a human expression that is repeated exactly by somebody else. Most often a quotation is taken from literature or speech, but scenes from a movie, elements of a painting, a passage of music, etc., may be quoted.
The act of naming a price; the price that has been quoted.
The act or process of acquiring.
The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
As nouns the difference between quotation and acquisition
is that quotation is a fragment of a human expression that is repeated exactly by somebody else most often a quotation is taken from literature or speech, but scenes from a movie, elements of a painting, a passage of music, etc, may be quoted while acquisition is the act or process of acquiring.quotation
English
(wikipedia quotation)Noun
(en noun)- "Where they burn books, they will also burn people" is a famous quotation from Heinrich Heine.
- Let's get a quotation for repairing the roof before we decide whether it's worth doing.
Synonyms
* quote * citationDerived terms
* quotation mark * RFQ (request for quotation)acquisition
English
Noun
(en noun)- The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.
- ''That graphite tennis racquet is quite an acquisition .