acquisition
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acquisition
- /ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/ Australia, UK
- /ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/ Canada, US
- /ˌæk.wəˈzɪʃ.ən/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -ɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French acquisicion, from Latin acquisītiō, from acquīrō, acquīrere; equivalent to acquire + -ition.
noun acquisitions · aquisition
- The act or process of acquiring. The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.
- The thing acquired or gained; a gain. That graphite tennis racquet is quite an acquisition.
- The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
Similar: acquisition, acquist, attainment, gain, gaining, increase
