acquisition

Plural: acquisitions

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"
• an ability that has been acquired by training
• The act or process of acquiring.
• The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
• 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.

Examples

• That graphite tennis racquet is quite an acquisition.
• The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.

Synonyms

accomplishment, acquirement, attainment, learning, skill, accession, acquisition, acquist, gain, gaining, obtainment, procuration, procurement

Antonyms

abandonment, deperdition, loss

Related Words

property, receive