Acquisition is the act of getting or gaining something, or the thing that is obtained. In business, it often means one company buying another.
From Latin 'acquisitio', meaning 'a gaining or getting', from 'acquirere' (to acquire). It has long been used for both physical things and abstract things like skills.
Acquisition is the noun form of the whole 'getting' process, whether it’s a company, a book, or a new accent. In psychology, 'acquisition' even names the phase when your brain is first wiring in a new habit or memory.
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