acquisition
ac·qui·si·tion
noun
1.
the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
- “the acquisition of wealth”
- “the acquisition of one company by another”
4.
Origin
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French acquisicion, from Latin acquisītiō, from acquīrō, acquīrere; equivalent to acquire + -ition.
Phrases
- acquisition debt
- acquisition feeding time
- acquisition prize
- acquisition time
- compulsory acquisition
- data acquisition
- gear acquisition syndrome
- second-language acquisition
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