acquisition
[noun]
Synonyms:
- possession, buy, gain, prize, property, purchase
- acquiring, attainment, gaining, procurement

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Related Words: accession, increment, assets, belongings, means, possessions

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ac‧qui‧si‧tion AC /ˌækwəˈzɪʃən, ˌækwɪˈzɪʃən/ noun
[Word Family: verb: acquire; noun: acquisition; adjective: acquisitive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: acquisitio, from acquirere; ⇒ acquire]

1. [uncountable] the process by which you gain knowledge or learn a skill:
the acquisition of language

2. [uncountable] the act of getting land, power, money etc
acquisition of
the acquisition of new sites for development

3. [countable] formal something that you have obtained by buying it or being given it:
The Art Society is holding an exhibition of recent acquisitions.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

acquisition
noun
I. thing you have obtained
ADJ. latest, new, recent

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

acquisition
II. act of obtaining sth
ADJ. data, language, property Language acquisition begins in the first months of a baby's life.
VERB + ACQUISITION complete, make The company has just made another acquisition.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲