ACQUISITION
\ɐkwɪsˈɪʃən], \ɐkwɪsˈɪʃən], \ɐ_k_w_ɪ_s_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of ACQUISITION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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an ability that has been acquired by training
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the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"
By Princeton University
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an ability that has been acquired by training
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the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act or process of acquiring.
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The thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain; as, learning is an acquisition.
By Oddity Software
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The act or process of acquiring.
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The thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain; as, learning is an acquisition.
By Noah Webster.
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The act of gaining possession; as, the acquisition of property; a material possession gained by any means.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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