See Also: Acquisition(medicine)
Acquisition(law)
acquisition(dictionary)
acquisition(dictionary)
Acquisition(finance)
Acquisition(money)
Ownership, Acquisition Of(law)
Acquisition of stock(finance)
Acquisition of assets(finance)
Corporate acquisition(finance)

acquisition (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: acquisitio, from acquirere; ACQUIRE]
[U] the process by which you gain knowledge or learn a skill
::the acquisition of language
[U] the act of getting land, power, money etc
acquisition of
::the acquisition of new sites for development
[C] formal something that you have obtained by buying it or being given it
::The Art Society is holding an exhibition of recent acquisitions.