 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
acquisition
noun
1: the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession
of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the
acquisition of one company by another"
2: something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum"
3: the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the
child's acquisition of language" [syn: {learning}]
4: an ability that has been acquired by training [syn: {skill},
{accomplishment}, {acquirement}, {attainment}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Acquisition \Ac'qui*si"tion\, noun [L. acquisitio, fr. acquirere:
cf. F. acquisition. See {Acquire}.]
1. The act or process of acquiring.
The acquisition or loss of a province. --Macaulay.
2. Specifically: (Business, Finance) 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.
Syn: buyout, takeover.
[PJC]
3. The thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain; as,
learning is an acquisition.
Syn: See {Acquirement}.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
47 Moby Thesaurus words for "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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