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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 6 (est.) · 詞
收購 word · TOCFL 6 (est.)
收購 ＝ 收 ＋ 購
ㄕㄡ ㄍㄡˋ · shōugòu
verb — to buy up; to acquire (a company, or goods in bulk)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

收to gather in; to receive (收集)shōu
購to purchase (購物)gòu貝 shell-money beside 冓 gòu, which gives the sound
收購，收集的收，購物的購。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

把（東西）一筆一筆收進來，全用錢（貝）買下。
You gather everything in (收) and pay (貝, shell-money) for all of it.
字源
關 · Related
購物gòuwùshopping — the same 購併購bìnggòua merger-and-acquisition deal