acquisition

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act of getting or buying something

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

2. 2
   noun

   something that has been bought or obtained

   This painting is the gallery's latest acquisition.

3. 3
   noun

   the process of learning a skill or knowledge

   Language acquisition happens quickly in young children.

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

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