acquisition en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (New-Jersey) audio
- /ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/ (Canada, General-American)
- (Texas) audio
- /ˌæk.wəˈzɪʃ.ən/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French acquisicion, from Latin acquisītiō, from acquīrō, acquīrere; equivalent to acquire + -ition.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act or process of acquiring.
The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.
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(countable, uncountable) The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
That graphite tennis racquet is quite an acquisition.
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| acquisitions | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| aquisition | alternative, misspelling | lexicographic |
Antonyms
abandonment · deperdition · loss
Deriveds
acquisition debt · postacquisition · compulsory acquisition · acquisition feeding time · gear acquisition syndrome · deacquisition · nonacquisition · acquisitioned · acquisition prize · acquisitionism · acquisitionist · third language acquisition · statistical language acquisition · macroacquisition · reacquisition · misacquisition · acquisition time · second-language acquisition · data acquisition · acquisitional · preacquisition
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
inheritance · profit · winnings · earnings · reacquisition · purchase · gift · regain
Relateds
Synonyms
acquirement (a thing acquired) · obtainment (an act of acquiring) · increase · gaining · acquist · attainment · gain · procurement (an act of acquiring) · acquisition · acquirement (an act of acquiring) · accession (a thing acquired) · procuration (an act of acquiring) · accession (an act of acquiring)
Translations (82)
uk набуття́ (act or process of acquiring) · cmn 獲得 /获得 (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · ro achiziționare (act or process of acquiring) · bg придоби́ване (act or process of acquiring) · hi अभिग्रहण (act or process of acquiring) · ko 획득 (act or process of acquiring) · hu megszerzés (act or process of acquiring) · tr edinim (act or process of acquiring) · nl verwerving (act or process of acquiring) · da erhvervelse (act or process of acquiring) · da opkøb (act or process of acquiring) · he רְכִישָׁה (act or process of acquiring) · ru приобрете́ние (act or process of acquiring) · sv förvärv (act or process of acquiring) · id akuisisi (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · id akuisisi (act or process of acquiring) · ar اِكْتِسَاب (act or process of acquiring) · fi yrityskauppa (act or process of acquiring) · uk придба́ння (act or process of acquiring) · hu megvétel (act or process of acquiring) · es adquisición (act or process of acquiring) · hu beszerzés (act or process of acquiring) · la conquaestus (act or process of acquiring) · de Erwerb (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · pt aquisição (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · id pemerolehan (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · bg придоби́вка (act or process of acquiring) · mi muremurenga (act or process of acquiring) · nl verworvenheid (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · be набыццё (act or process of acquiring) · ja 獲得 (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · fr acquisition (act or process of acquiring) · hu akvizíció (act or process of acquiring) · eo akiro (act or process of acquiring) · sh стицање (act or process of acquiring) · sh купо̀вина (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · de Aneignung (act or process of acquiring) · mi tangohanga (act or process of acquiring) · hi अधिग्रहण (act or process of acquiring) · ko 획득 (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · de Anschaffung (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · hi अधिग्रहित (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · pl akwizycja (act or process of acquiring) · pl nabywanie (act or process of acquiring) · sh nàbāvka (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · sh sticanje (act or process of acquiring) · ms perolehan (act or process of acquiring) · gd togail (act or process of acquiring) · mi rironga (act or process of acquiring) · cs akvizice (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · sv införskaffning (act or process of acquiring) · uk здобуття́ (act or process of acquiring) · mi kaitaonga (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · fi hankinta (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · pl nabytek (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · fr acquisition (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · sh kupòvina (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · ru приобрете́ние (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · pl nabycie (act or process of acquiring) · de Erwerb (act or process of acquiring) · be набыцьцё (act or process of acquiring) · ca adquisició (act or process of acquiring) · cs nabývaní (act or process of acquiring) · fi hankkiminen (act or process of acquiring) · io aquiro (act or process of acquiring) · sv uppköp (act or process of acquiring) · hu -szerzés (act or process of acquiring) · hu szerzemény (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · ca adquisició (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · la acquīsītiō (act or process of acquiring) · it acquisizione (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · sh на̀ба̄вка (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · fi hankinta (act or process of acquiring) · io aquirajo (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · pt aquisição (act or process of acquiring) · id pemerolehan (act or process of acquiring) · ja 獲得 (act or process of acquiring) · eo akiraĵo (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · ro achiziție (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) · it acquisizione (act or process of acquiring) · ro achiziție (act or process of acquiring) · cmn 獲得 /获得 (act or process of acquiring)