acquisition

noun

Sayak-wi-ZISH-uhn/ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/

Pluralacquisitions (some meanings)

3 meanings of acquisition

1
noununcountable
The act of getting or gaining something new.
Like filling a basket one item at a time.
The acquisition of a new language takes years of practice.
Saving money is the slow acquisition of small amounts over time.
Similarattainment, gaining, procurement
Oppositeloss
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2
nouncountable
Something that you have gotten, won, or bought.
Like a new toy you proudly add to your shelf.
His rarest stamp is the best acquisition in the whole collection.
The library's newest acquisition is a very old map of the city.
Similarpurchase, addition, buy, signing
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3
noununcountable
Collecting measurements from the real world and turning them into numbers a computer can use.
Like taking quick photos of the world and saving them as numbers.
The lab uses special software for data acquisition during experiments.
Fast acquisition lets the sensor record thousands of readings each second.
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Origin

This word came through Old French from Latin, from a verb meaning "to acquire." It is made from "acquire" plus "-ition."