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# How to pronounce "acquiry" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/ækkwɪrɪ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **ac·qu·i·ry**
- **Parts of Speech**: noun
- **NOUN**: acquirement
  - *Example*: "ca.1670,No art requireth more hard study and pain toward the acquiry of it than contentment. Isaac Barrow, Sermons, III, 62."

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (1 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "acquiry" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "acquisitions which is always a code for paying too much and uh and if you look at acquisitions in general 80% of them are the benefit to the benefit of the acquiry rather than the benefit of the acquirer. So, uh I think that uh you know all very easy to get carried away in a um um in a race to uh to acquire"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 2:56](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfxKxOF3QfM&t=176s)


## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "acquiry" correctly?
"acquiry" is pronounced `/ækkwɪrɪ/`. Syllable breakdown: **ac·qu·i·ry**.

### What does "acquiry" mean in context?
acquirement

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