acquisitionnounCollocations from the corpusOther dictionary examplesCorpus examplesacquisitionacquisitionsacquisitionac‧qui‧si‧tion AC /EŒ?¦kwE™EˆzE?EƒE™n, EŒ?¦kwE?EˆzE?EƒE™n/ nounWord familyDate: 1300-1400 Language: Latin Origin: acquisitio, from acquirere; → ACQUIRE 1[uncountable]LEARN the process by which you gain knowledge or learn a skill: the acquisition of language2[uncountable]BUYGET the act of getting land, power, money etcacquisition ofthe acquisition of new sites for developmentsite3[countable] formal something that you have obtained by buying it or being given it: The Art Society is holding an exhibition of recent acquisitions.beholdacquisition