acquisition
Meaning of acquisition
- an asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum.
the legacy will be used for new acquisitions
- the learning or developing of a skill, habit, or quality.
the acquisition of management skills
late Middle English (in the sense ‘act of acquiring something’): from Latin acquisitio(n- ), from the verb acquirere (see acquire).
Information about acquisition
- It is a name.
- The plural form of acquisition is: acquisitions.
- Languages in which acquisition is used:
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Hyphenation of acquisition
ac-qui-si-tion
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- acquisition is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
acquisition synonyms
Meaning learning:
Meaning skill:
skill, accomplishment, acquirement, attainment
Meaning the acquisition of property by one's personal action rather than by inheritance:
Meaning a new item added to an existing collection of books, paintings, or artefacts:
Meaning the action or process of adding something to something else:
Meaning a useful or valuable thing or person:
Meaning a purchase:
Meaning a thing that is worth buying because it may be profitable or useful in the future:
Meaning the state of having, owning, or controlling something:
Meaning growth or increase by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter:
Meaning a thing or things belonging to someone; possessions collectively:
Meaning merchandise or possessions:
Translation of acquisition
- Portuguese: habilidade, aquisição
- Spanish: habilidad, aptitud, adquisición
- Italian: abilità, attitudine, capacità, acquisizione
- French: aptitude, talent, habileté, capacité, acquisition
- German: Fertigkeit, Erwerb
Words that rhyme with acquisition
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