acquisition

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /æ.kwɪ.ˈzɪ.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -ɪʃən

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (an act of acquiring): accession, procurement
• (a thing acquired): accession, acquirement

Translations

act or process of acquiring

Catalan: adquisició (ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 獲得 (cmn), 获得 (cmn) (huòdé) Dutch: verwerving (nl) f. Esperanto: akiro (eo) Finnish: hankinta (fi), hankkiminen (fi); yrityskauppa (fi) French: acquisition (fr) f. German: Erwerb (de) m., Aneignung (de) f.

Hebrew: רכישה (he) (rekhisha) f. Italian: acquisizione (it) f. Japanese: 獲得 (ja) (かくとく, kakutoku) Korean: 획득 (ko) (hoekdeuk) (獲得 (ko)) Russian: приобретение (ru) (priobreténije) n. Scottish Gaelic: togail (gd) f. Spanish: adquisición (es) f.

thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain

Catalan: adquisició (ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 獲得 (cmn), 获得 (cmn) (huòdé) Dutch: verworvenheid (nl) Esperanto: akiraĵo (eo) Finnish: hankinta (fi)

French: acquisition (fr) f. German: Erwerb (de) m. Italian: acquisizione (it) f. Japanese: 獲得 (ja) (かくとく, kakutoku) Russian: приобретение (ru) (priobreténije) n.

External links

• acquisition at OneLook Dictionary Search
• acquisition in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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Noun

acquisition f.

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