Translate acquisition | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of acquisition
noun
1an asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum: the legacy will be used for new acquisitions a purchase of one company by another: there were many acquisitions among travel agents [mass noun]: the company intends to grow within itself rather than by acquisition [mass noun] the buying or obtaining of assets or objects:western culture places a high value on material acquisition
2 [mass noun] the learning or developing of a skill, habit, or quality:the acquisition of management skills
