acquisition
noun
[ ˌakwɪˈzɪʃ(ə)n ]
• an asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum.
• "the legacy will be used for new acquisitions"
Similar:
purchase,
accession,
addition,
asset,
buy,
investment,
possession,
accretion,
property,
goods,
• the learning or developing of a skill, habit, or quality.
• "the acquisition of management skills"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘act of acquiring something’): from Latin acquisitio(n- ), from the verb acquirere (see acquire).
