acquisition

ac-qui-si-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The act of acquiring something.

  2. 2.

    Something that has been acquired, especially a purchase.

  3. 3.

    [business]The purchase of one company by another.

Forms

plural: acquisitions

Related words

Antonyms: disposal, sale
See also: merger, obtain, purchase
Synonyms: obtaining, procurement, purchase

Etymology

From Latin acquisitio, from acquirere ("to acquire").