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a) The act or process of acquiring.
The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.
b) The thing acquired or gained; a gain.That graphite tennis racquet is quite an acquisition.
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acquisition — [ akizisjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1283; lat. acquisitio 1 ♦ Action d acquérir. Faire l acquisition d un terrain. ⇒ achat. Dr. Acquisition à titre onéreux, à titre gratuit. Modes d acquisition de la propriété (succession, donation, contrat de vente ou d… … Encyclopédie Universelle
ACQUISITION — (Heb. קִנְיָן; kinyan) the act whereby a person voluntarily obtains legal rights. In Jewish law almost all kinds of rights, whether proprietary (jus in rem) or contractual (jus in personam; see obligations ), can be voluntarily acquired only by… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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acquisition — ac·qui·si·tion /ˌa kwə zi shən/ n 1: the act or action of acquiring; specif: the obtaining of controlling interest in a company compare merger, takeover 2: a thing gained or acquired … Law dictionary
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Acquisition — Ac qui*si tion, n. [L. acquisitio, fr. acquirere: cf. F. acquisition. See {Acquire}.] 1. The act or process of acquiring. [1913 Webster] The acquisition or loss of a province. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: (Business, Finance) The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acquisition — [n1] obtaining or receiving accretion, achievement, acquirement, acquiring, addition, attainment, buy, gain, gaining, learning, obtainment, possession, prize, procuration, procurement, procuring, property, purchase, pursuit, recovery, redemption … New thesaurus
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acquisition — (n.) late 14c., act of obtaining, from O.Fr. acquisicion (13c.) or directly from L. acquisitionem (nom. acquisitio), noun of action from pp. stem of acquirere get in addition, accumulate, from ad extra (see AD (Cf. ad )) + quaerere to seek to… … Etymology dictionary
