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acquisition [ acq·ui·si·tion ]

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ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn ]
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ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn ]
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Noun

1. An asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum.

So does it make more sense for parents to consider a property acquisition?

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2. A purchase of one company by another.

there were many acquisitions among travel agents

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3. The buying or obtaining of assets or objects.

western culture places a high value on material acquisition

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4. The learning or developing of a skill, habit, or quality.

the acquisition of management skills

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Origin

1. Late Middle English (in the sense ‘act of acquiring something’): from Latin acquisitio(n-), from the verb acquirere (see acquire).

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