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acquisition

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Noun
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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun acquisition has 4 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

acquisitionn. [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.

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)

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

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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