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acquisition

/ acquisition /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
"the acquisition of wealth"
"the acquisition of one company by another"
Type of:
acquiring getting
Kinds of:
incurring moneymaking annexation pork-barreling purchase
Derived:
get acquire
noun Sense 2
something acquired
"a recent acquisition by the museum"
Type of:
transferred property transferred possession
Kinds of:
accession addition purchase gift
noun Sense 3
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
"the child''s acquisition of language"
Type of:
basic cognitive process
Kinds of:
conditioning developmental learning digestion education internalization
Derived:
learn larn acquire get
noun Sense 4
an ability that has been acquired by training
Type of:
ability power
Kinds of:
craft craftsmanship workmanship horsemanship marksmanship
Derived:
learn larn acquire
Semantic Complexity
56%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
35
Times Searched
1
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acquiring getting incurring moneymaking annexation pork-barreling purchase transferred property transferred possession accession addition gift