The phrase "acquire outright" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to obtaining something completely or without any conditions or restrictions.
Example: "The company decided to acquire outright the smaller firm to expand its market reach."
Alternatives: "purchase fully" or "obtain completely".
Microsoft already appears confident enough to revisit a search and advertising combination with Yahoo, which Microsoft failed to acquire outright after extensive discussions last year.
Even as the company continues serving customers of a popular product, it can invest in or acquire outright the next generation of disrupters.
Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain gave a TV interview on Friday defending his government's handling of the bid by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation to acquire outright the satellite-TV company BSkyB, Alan Cowell and John F. Burns report.
In most rural areas, such aliens may not acquire outright title to land, yet considerable numbers of people have migrated from one ethnic territory to another in search of farmland.
Drawing a contrast between Uruguay and Brazil, he delights in telling a story about an American technology investor based in Japan who was about to embark on a business trip to South America aimed at finding start-ups in which to invest or to acquire outright.
We're hearing that Spotify is currently deciding whether that's something it wants to build in-house or acquire outright.
Instead of being acquired outright, Time Warner is being asked to invest in Fox.
As part of the deal, four state-owned radio licenses would be acquired outright by New York Public Radio, which operates WNYC and WQXR.
"The thought of simply acquiring outright another airline that is destined to lose money this year just doesn't seem like a good opportunity".
After shooting wrapped, they would have a few weeks to complete a directors' cut of their movie, which may play at festivals next year or could be acquired outright by a studio.
Hamerling doubts, however, that CenturyTel would agree to be acquired outright.
