acquisition

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From Middle English, from Old French acquisicion, from Latin acquisitio, from acquirere. See acquire.

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acquisition (plural acquisitions)

  1. The act or process of acquiring.
    The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.
  2. The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
    That graphite tennis racquet is quite an acquisition.

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French [edit]

French Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia fr

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acquisition f

  1. purchase (the act or process of seeking and obtaining something)