Word

acquisition, n.
(acquisitions)
freq. cnt. 11

the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 11

acquisition

sample sentences

"the acquisition of wealth"
"the acquisition of one company by another"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

acquire

semantic pointers

hypernym

acquiring, getting

hyponym

incurring moneymaking annexation pork-barreling purchase acceptance succession, taking over assumption, laying claim inheritance, heritage procurement, procurance, procural return, restoration, restitution, regaining buyout

an ability that has been acquired by training
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 39 freq. cnt.: 39

accomplishment acquirement acquisition attainment skill

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

acquire

semantic pointers

hypernym

power, ability

hyponym

craftsmanship, craft, workmanship horsemanship literacy marksmanship mastership mixology numeracy oarsmanship salesmanship seamanship showmanship soldiering, soldiership swordsmanship

the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

acquisition learning

sample sentences

"the child's acquisition of language"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

acquire acquire

semantic pointers

hypernym

basic cognitive process

hyponym

conditioning developmental learning digestion education internalization, internalisation, incorporation imprinting language learning memorization, memorisation, committal to memory study, work carry-over, transfer, transfer of training

something acquired
<noun.possession>

acquisition

sample sentences

"a recent acquisition by the museum"

semantic pointers

hypernym

transferred property, transferred possession

hyponym

accession, addition purchase gift