Acquire
Bought
Bought adjective - Made beforehand in large numbers.
Both words in one sentence
- When General Electric bought out RCA in 1986, it was mainly to acquire NBC, which by then was one of the last profitable divisions of a company that was otherwise circling the drain.
Source: Dork Age / Television Networks -
Clear Channel bought its first radio station in 1972, and would soon come to acquire six stations across Texas and Oklahoma.
Source: Creator / Clear Channel - However, Marvel soon canceled all of the Malibu titles and common fan speculation was that Marvel only bought the company to acquire Malibu's then-groundbreaking in-house coloring studio, and/or its catalog of easily movie-licensed properties.
Source: Canon Invasion
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