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CIDE DICTIONARY
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acquisition

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

ac=qui=si=tion

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun acquisition has 4 senses

acquisition(n = noun.act) - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"

is a kind of

acquiring

getting

has particulars: incurring, moneymaking, annexation, pork-barreling, purchase, acceptance, succession, taking over, assumption, laying claim, heritage, inheritance, procural, procurance, procurement, regaining, restitution, restoration, return, buyout

Derived form verb acquire₁

acquisition(n = noun.possession) - something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum"

is a kind of

transferred possession

transferred property

has particulars: accession, addition, purchase, gift

acquisition(n = noun.cognition) learning - the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"

is a kind of basic cognitive process

has particulars: conditioning, developmental learning, digestion, education, incorporation, internalisation, internalization, imprinting, language learning, committal to memory, memorisation, memorization, study, work, carry-over, transfer, transfer of training

Derived forms verb acquire₆, verb acquire₁

acquisition(n = noun.cognition) accomplishment, acquirement, attainment, skill - an ability that has been acquired by training;

is a kind of ability, power

has particulars: craft, craftsmanship, workmanship, horsemanship, literacy, marksmanship, mastership, mixology, numeracy, oarsmanship, salesmanship, seamanship, showmanship, soldiering, soldiership, swordsmanship

Derived form verb acquire₆

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CIDE DICTIONARY

acquisition, n. [L. acquisitio, fr. acquirere: cf. F. acquisition. See Acquire.].

The act or process of acquiring. [1913 Webster]
"The acquisition or loss of a province." [1913 Webster]
The purchase of one commercial enterprise by another, whether for cash, or in a trade of stock of the purchasing company for that of the purchased company. [PJC]
The thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain; as, learning is an acquisition. [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- See Acquirement.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

acquisition, n.
1 something acquired, esp. if regarded as useful.
2 the act or an instance of acquiring.

Etymology

L acquisitio (as ACQUIRE)

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THESAURUS

acquisition

acceptance, accession, accomplishment, accomplishments, achievement, acquirement, acquiring, acquisition of knowledge, acquisitions, admission, admittance, assets, assumption, attainment, attainments, belongings, claiming, derivation, edification, education, enlightenment, finish, gain, getting, illumination, increment, instruction, learning, liberal education, means, object, obtaining, possession, possessions, procurement, property, purchase, receipt, receival, receiving, reception, sophistication, store of knowledge, taking, taking away, taking possession, theft

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acquisition

Acquisition

N acquisition, gaining, obtainment, procuration, procurement, purchase, descent, inheritance, gift, recovery, retrieval, revendication, replevin, restitution, redemption, salvage, trover, find, trouvaille, foundling, gain, thrift, money-making, money grubbing, lucre, filthy lucre, pelf, loaves and fishes, the main chance, emolument, profit, earnings, winnings, innings, pickings, net profit, avails, income, proceeds, produce, product, outcome, output, return, fruit, crop, harvest, second crop, aftermath, benefit, sweepstakes, trick, prize, pool, pot, wealth, subreption, obreption, stealing, acquiring, acquired, profitable, advantageous, gainful, remunerative, paying, lucrative, lucri causa.

Receiving

N receiving, acquisition, reception, suscipiency, acceptance, admission, recipient, accipient, assignee, devisee, legatee, legatary, grantee, feoffee, donee, releasee, relessee, lessee, receiver, sportulary, stipendiary, beneficiary, pensioner, pensionary, almsman, income, receiving, recipient, suscipient, received, given, secondhand, not given, unbestowed &c (give), (bestow).

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