acquisition
The act or process of acquiringThe act or process of acquiring.
» I'm the acquisition manager.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or process of acquiring.
The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.
Erwerb, Aneignung
приобрете́ниеpriobreténije
придба́нняprydbánnja, набуття́nabuttjá, здобуття́zdobuttjá
the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
(countable, uncountable)The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
That graphite tennis racquet is quite an acquisition.
Erwerb, Anschaffung
приобрете́ниеpriobreténije
something acquired
(countable, uncountable)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.
Examples
28 sentencesI'm the acquisition manager.
The library has many new acquisitions.
У бібліотеці багато нових надходжень.
ruВ библиотеке много новых поступлений.
deDie Bibliothek hat viele Neuanschaffungen.
Language acquisition involves trial and error.
Matt is a powerful acquisition for our team.
Jack is a powerful acquisition for our team.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French acquisicion, from Latin acquisītiō, from acqFrom Middle English, borrowed from Old French acquisicion, from Latin acquisītiō, from acquīrō, acquīrere; equivalent to acquire + -ition.
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Forms
plural: acquisitionsSynonyms
14 synonyms- the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge:learning
- an ability that has been acquired by training:skillaccomplishmentacquirementattainment
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable