acquisition   (Sound)

The noun acquisition has 4 senses

• acquisition -- (the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another")


• acquisition -- (something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum")


• learning, acquisition -- (the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language")


• skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment -- (an ability that has been acquired by training)