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   acquisition

   /ˌakwɪˈzɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. an asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum: "the legacy will be used for new acquisitions" Similar purchaseaccessionadditionassetbuyinvestmentpossessionaccretionpropertygoods
   • ▪ a purchase of one company by another: "there were many acquisitions among travel agents"
   • ▪ the buying or obtaining of assets or objects: "western culture places a high value on material acquisition" Similar obtainingacquiringgaininggainprocuringprocurementcollectingcollectionattainmentappropriationamassing
   • 2. the learning or developing of a skill, habit, or quality: "the acquisition of management skills"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘act of acquiring something’): from Latin acquisitio(n-), from the verb acquirere (see acquire).

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