收购

收購

shōugòu

verb HSK 5 #8,440

Meanings

To collect by purchasing — to acquire (often in a business context).

大公司收购了这家小公司。

Dàgōng sī shōugòu le zhèjiā xiǎo gōngsī.

The large company acquired this small company.

他们在农村收购农产品。

Tāmen zài nóngcūn shōugòu nóngchǎnpǐn.

They buy up agricultural products in the countryside.

这次收购花了十亿美元。

Zhècì shōugòu huā le shíyì Měiyuán.

This acquisition cost one billion US dollars.

usage

收购 is the standard term for corporate acquisitions and mergers. 并购 (bìnggòu) = merger and acquisition (M&A).

收 shōu

购 gòu