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Webster 1913 Edition
Acquisition
1.
The act or process of acquiring.
The
acquisition
or loss of a province. Macaulay.
3.
The thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain;
as, learning is an
. acquisition
Syn. – See
Acquirement
. Webster 1828 Edition
Acquisition
ACQUISI'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of acquiring; as, a man takes pleasure inthe acquisition of property, as well as in the prosession.2.
The thing acquired, or gained; as, learning is an acquisition. It is used for intellectual attainments, as well as for external things, property, or dominion; and in a good sense, denoting something estimable.Definition 2024
acquisition
acquisition
English
Noun
acquisition (countable and uncountable, plural acquisitions)
- The act or process of acquiring.
- The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.
- The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
- That graphite tennis racquet is quite an acquisition.
- (computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
Derived terms
Synonyms
- (an act of acquiring): accession, procurement
- (a thing acquired): accession, acquirement
Translations
act or process of acquiring
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thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain
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French
Etymology
From Old French acquisicion, a borrowing from Latin acquisītiō, acquisītiōnem.
Pronunciation
Noun
acquisition f (plural acquisitions)
- purchase (the act or process of seeking and obtaining something)
- acquisition (the thing obtained)