Acquisition - Definition
acquisition
n 1: the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession
of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition
of one company by another"
2: something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum"
3: the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the
child's acquisition of language" [syn: learning,
acquisition]
4: an ability that has been acquired by training [syn: skill,
accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment]