acquisition

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/ UK /ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/ See IPA manual

Freq #17935

Meanings

1

noun
the act of getting or buying something

The acquisition of new equipment improved the factory's output.
2

noun
something that has been bought or obtained

This painting is the gallery's latest acquisition.
3

noun
the process of learning a skill or knowledge

Language acquisition happens quickly in young children.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of getting or... procurementobtainment

2 noun · something that has been... accession acquirement

3 noun · the process of learning a... learning

More acquistattainment gain gaining increase

Opposites

abandonmentdeperditionloss

Word family

Forms acquisitions

Derived forms acquisitionalacquisitionedacquisitionismacquisitionistdeacquisitionmacroacquisitionmisacquisitionnonacquisitionpostacquisitionpreacquisitionreacquisition

Related forms property receive

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Phrases (1)

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acquisition agreement
a contract setting the terms for one company to acquire another

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French acquisicion, from Latin acquisītiō, from acquirere; equivalent to acquire + -ition.

acquisicion Old French acquisītiō Latin

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# acquisition

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/
**Frequency rank:** 17935

## Meanings
1. the act of getting or buying something
2. something that has been bought or obtained
3. the process of learning a skill or knowledge

## Examples
- The acquisition of new equipment improved the factory's output.
- This painting is the gallery's latest acquisition.
- Language acquisition happens quickly in young children.

## Synonyms
- acquist
- attainment
- gain
- gaining
- increase

## Antonyms
- abandonment
- deperdition
- loss

## Derived Forms
- acquisitional
- acquisitioned
- acquisitionism
- acquisitionist
- deacquisition
- macroacquisition
- misacquisition
- nonacquisition
- postacquisition
- preacquisition
- reacquisition

## Related Forms
- property
- receive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: acquisicion
- Root: acquisītiō

## Etymology
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French acquisicion, from Latin acquisītiō, from acquirere; equivalent to acquire + -ition.

## AI Etymology
Acquisition is from Middle English, borrowed from Old French acquisicion, from Latin acquisītiō, from acquirere; equivalent to acquire plus -ition. The formation is semantically transparent: the parts remain visible, while the compound or affix fixes the grammatical role and narrows the modern meaning. In use as a noun, acquisition denotes the act of getting or buying something, something that has been bought or obtained, and the process of learning a skill or knowledge. The same word family continues in derived forms such as acquisitional, acquisitioned, acquisitionism, and acquisitionist and related entries such as property and receive.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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