acquisition
🇺🇸
/ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn/
🇬🇧
/ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn/
noun
C1
Getting something, like knowledge or a skill.
Language acquisition happens when you learn a new language.
C1
Something valuable that someone buys to add to what they have.
His new painting is a recent acquisition.
C1
A company or property bought by someone, often another company, or the act of buying it.
The company's acquisition of a smaller firm helped it grow.
translation
Getting something, like knowledge or a skill.; Something valuable that someone buys to add to what they have.; A company or property bought by someone, often another company, or the act of buying it.
Word Forms
Plural
acquisitions