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acquisition

/ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.26 in modern English

Syllables
ac-qui-si-tion
IPA
/ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of acquiring.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The thing acquired or gained; a gain.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French acquisicion, from Latin acquisītiō, from acquīrō, acquīrere; equivalent to acquire + -ition.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/
  • British English: /ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

acquisitions (plural) aquisition (alternative, misspelling)

Derived Forms

acquisitional acquisitioned acquisitionism acquisitionist deacquisition macroacquisition misacquisition nonacquisition postacquisition preacquisition reacquisition

Phrases

acquisition debt acquisition feeding time acquisition prize acquisition time compulsory acquisition data acquisition gear acquisition syndrome second-language acquisition

Frequently Paired Words

receive property

Synonyms

accession acquirement procuration procurement obtainment acquisition acquist attainment gain gaining increase

Antonyms

abandonment deperdition loss

Rhymes With

position addition competition commission mission condition edition definition opposition permission tradition recognition

Questions

How do you pronounce acquisition?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/.
What does acquisition mean?
The act or process of acquiring.
Where does acquisition come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce acquisition

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