ACQUISITION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
   Usage Example(s)
   • the acquisition of wealth
   • the acquisition of one company by another
   Hypernyms(s) acquisition is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • acquiring (what does acquiring mean?)
   • getting (what does getting mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • incurring (what does incurring mean?)
   • moneymaking (what does moneymaking mean?)
   • annexation (what does annexation mean?)
   • pork-barreling (what does pork-barreling mean?)
   • purchase (what does purchase mean?)
   • acceptance (what does acceptance mean?)
   • succession (what does succession mean?)
   • taking over (what does taking over mean?)
   • assumption (what does assumption mean?)
   • laying claim (what does laying claim mean?)
   • inheritance (what does inheritance mean?)
   • heritage (what does heritage mean?)
   • procurement (what does procurement mean?)
   • procurance (what does procurance mean?)
   • procural (what does procural mean?)
   • restitution (what does restitution mean?)
   • return (what does return mean?)
   • restoration (what does restoration mean?)
   • regaining (what does regaining mean?)
   • buyout (what does buyout mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • acquire (what does acquire mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an ability that has been acquired by training
   Synonym(s)
   • accomplishment (what does accomplishment mean?)
   • acquirement (what does acquirement mean?)
   • attainment (what does attainment mean?)
   • skill (what does skill mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) acquisition is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • ability (what does ability mean?)
   • power (what does power mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • craft (what does craft mean?)
   • craftsmanship (what does craftsmanship mean?)
   • workmanship (what does workmanship mean?)
   • horsemanship (what does horsemanship mean?)
   • marksmanship (what does marksmanship mean?)
   • literacy (what does literacy mean?)
   • numeracy (what does numeracy mean?)
   • oarsmanship (what does oarsmanship mean?)
   • salesmanship (what does salesmanship mean?)
   • seamanship (what does seamanship mean?)
   • showmanship (what does showmanship mean?)
   • soldiering (what does soldiering mean?)
   • soldiership (what does soldiership mean?)
   • swordsmanship (what does swordsmanship mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • learn (what does learn mean?)
   • larn (what does larn mean?)
   • acquire (what does acquire mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
   Synonym(s)
   • learning (what does learning mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the child’’s acquisition of language
   Hypernyms(s) acquisition is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • basic cognitive process (what does basic cognitive process mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • conditioning (what does conditioning mean?)
   • developmental learning (what does developmental learning mean?)
   • digestion (what does digestion mean?)
   • education (what does education mean?)
   • internalization (what does internalization mean?)
   • internalisation (what does internalisation mean?)
   • incorporation (what does incorporation mean?)
   • imprinting (what does imprinting mean?)
   • language learning (what does language learning mean?)
   • memorization (what does memorization mean?)
   • memorisation (what does memorisation mean?)
   • committal to memory (what does committal to memory mean?)
   • study (what does study mean?)
   • work (what does work mean?)
   • transfer (what does transfer mean?)
   • transfer of training (what does transfer of training mean?)
   • carry-over (what does carry-over mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • learn (what does learn mean?)
   • larn (what does larn mean?)
   • acquire (what does acquire mean?)
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • acquire (what does acquire mean?)
4. Meaning
   • something acquired
   Usage Example(s)
   • a recent acquisition by the museum
   Hypernyms(s) acquisition is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • transferred property (what does transferred property mean?)
   • transferred possession (what does transferred possession mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • accession (what does accession mean?)
   • addition (what does addition mean?)
   • purchase (what does purchase mean?)
   • gift (what does gift mean?)