acquisition

Definition of acquisition

noun:

• the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth", "the acquisition of one company by another".
• something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum".
• the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language". Synonyms: learning.
• an ability that has been acquired by training. Synonyms: accomplishment, acquirement, attainment, skill.

Related words

acceptance, accession, addition, annexation, assumption, buyout, conditioning, craft, craftsmanship, digestion, education, gift, heritage, horsemanship, imprinting, incorporation, incurring, inheritance, internalisation, internalization, literacy, marksmanship, mastership, memorisation, memorization, mixology, moneymaking, numeracy, oarsmanship, procural, procurance, procurement, purchase, regaining, restitution, restoration, return, salesmanship, seamanship, showmanship, soldiering, soldiership, study, succession, swordsmanship, transfer, work, workmanship.

Rhymes with acquisition

abolition, academician, addition, admission, admission, admonition, ambition, ammunition, apparition, attrition, audition, clinician, coalition, cognition, commission, competition, composition, condition, contrition, decommission.

Start with acquisition

acquisitional, acquisitions.

End with acquisition

reacquisition.