acquisition

[Ac`qui*si·tion]

The thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain; as, learning is an acquisition.

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The act or process of acquiring.

Noun
the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"

Noun
an ability that has been acquired by training

Noun
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child''s acquisition of language"

Noun
something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum"


n.
The act or process of acquiring.

n.
The thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain; as, learning is an acquisition.


Acquisition

Ac`qui*si"tion , n. [L. acquisitio, fr. acquirere: cf. F. acquisition. See Acquire.] 1. The act or process of acquiring.
The acquisition or loss of a province.
2. The thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain; as, learning is an acquisition. Syn. -- See Acquirement.

The act or process of acquiring.

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Usage Examples

The two operations of our understanding, intuition and deduction, on which alone we have said we must rely in the acquisition of knowledge.

To look almost pretty is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl who has been looking plain for the first fifteen years of her life than a beauty from her cradle can ever receive.

Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books.

Interactive computers and software will, I think, provide a less costly method of doing some kinds of inquiry, in knowledge acquisition and even reasoning and interaction.

The main part of intellectual education is not the acquisition of facts but learning how to make facts live.

In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.

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Other Usage Examples

The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.

The accumulation of cultural capital - the acquisition of knowledge - is the key to social mobility.

For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them.

Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves, or, more generally, in the acquisition of power.

My commitment to Atlanta and passion for sports and competition make this acquisition a perfect fit for me.

Sudden success in golf is like the sudden acquisition of wealth. It is apt to unsettle and deteriorate the character.

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