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- [ak-wuh-zish-uh n]
- /ˌæk wəˈzɪʃ ən/
- /ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ak-wuh-zish-uh n]
- /ˌæk wəˈzɪʃ ən/
Definitions of acquisition word
- variable noun acquisition If a company or business person makes an acquisition, they buy another company or part of a company. 3
- countable noun acquisition If you make an acquisition, you buy or obtain something, often to add to things that you already have. 3
- countable noun acquisition You can use acquisition to refer to an object that you buy or obtain, often to add to things that you already have. 3
- uncountable noun acquisition The acquisition of a skill or a particular type of knowledge is the process of learning it or developing it. 3
- noun acquisition the act of acquiring or gaining possession 3
- noun acquisition something acquired 3
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Origin of acquisition
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; Middle English adquisicioun, a(c)quisicion < Latin acquīsītiōn- (stem of acquīsītiō), equivalent to acquīsīt(us), past participle of acquīrere to acquire + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Acquisition
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
acquisition popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
acquisition usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for acquisition
noun acquisition
- addition — An addition to something is a thing which is added to it.
- purchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- procurement — the act of procuring, or obtaining or getting by effort, care, or the use of special means: The organ procurement procedure is very complicated.
- recovery — an act of recovering.
- gain — to make a gain or gains in.
Antonyms for acquisition
noun acquisition
- loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- forfeit — a fine; penalty.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- dearth — If there is a dearth of something, there is not enough of it.
- lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
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