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Vinony

acquisition

noun

  1. gaining posession of something, for example the acquisition of a company
  2. gain possession of a literary work
  3. gain possession of a museum piece
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/ / /ˌæk.wəˈzɪʃ.ən/

noun

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

  1. The act or process of acquiring.

    “The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.”

  2. The thing acquired or gained; a gain.

    “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.