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acquisition.

The act or process of acquiring.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/Australia, Received-Pronunciation/ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/Canada, General-American/ˌæk.wəˈzɪʃ.ən/Canada, General-American
  1. The act or process of acquiring.

    countable · uncountable
    The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.
  2. The thing acquired or gained; a gain.

    countable · uncountable
    That graphite tennis racquet is quite an acquisition.
  3. 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.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French acquisicion, from Latin acquisītiō, from acquīrō, acquīrere; equivalent to acquire + -ition.

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