Words / B2

akw-i-ZISHUN/ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn/

An acquisition is the act of getting something, or the thing obtained: language acquisition, a new acquisition for the museum. Getting is everyday; purchase is narrower (you paid). Acquire is the verb. In business, an acquisition is buying a company. The word is official and academic; in speech, getting or buying is enough.

Meaning

The act of getting something, or something that has been got.

Examples

• “Language acquisition takes years of practice.”
• “Vocabulary acquisition speeds up when you read every day.”
• “The gallery’s latest acquisition is a small landscape.”

Good to know

language acquisition. Verb: acquire. Business: buying a company. Everyday: getting / buying.

Near in meaning

purchase

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