acquisition

UK: /ˌækwɪˈzɪʃ^ən/ US: /ˌækwɪˈzɪʃən/ ,(ak′wə zish′ən)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

ac•qui•si•tion /ˌækwɪˈzɪʃən/   n. 

1. [uncountable] the act of acquiring.
2. something acquired:
   [countable] His latest acquisition was a new car.

See -quis-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ac•qui•si•tion  (ak′wə zish′ən), n. 

1. the act of acquiring or gaining possession:
   the acquisition of real eatate.
2. something acquired; addition:
   a recent acquisition to the museum.
3. Linguistics the act or process of achieving mastery of a language or a linguistic rule or element:
   child language acquisition; second language acquisition.

• Latin acquīsītiōn- (stem of acquīsītiō), equivalent. to acquīsīt(us), past participle of acquīrere to acquire + -iōn- -ion
• Middle English adquisicioun, a(c)quisicion 1375–1425

ac′qui•si′tion•al, adj. 
ac•quis•i•tor  (ə kwiz′i tər), n. 

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acquisition / ˌækwɪˈzɪʃən/ noun

1. the act of acquiring or gaining possession
2. something acquired
3. a person or thing of special merit added to a group

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin acquīsītiōn-, from acquīrere to acquire