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Definition acquisition in American English

acquisition noun

noun
/ˌækwɪˈzɪʃ(ə)n/
1

the process of buying something or obtaining it in some other way

Example

the acquisition of property

2

a company that is bought by another company

Example

The industry's wave of mergers and acquisitions continues.

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3

something that someone buys or obtains in some other way

Example

He was showing off his latest acquisition, a new computer game.

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Example

theories of language acquisition

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Definition acquisition in American English