acquisition

Universal Words noun 1 [U] the act of getting sth, especially knowledge, a skill, etc: theories of child language acquisition 2 [C] something that sb buys to add to what they already own, usually sth valuable: His latest acquisition is a racehorse. * The money will be spent on acquisitions for the university library. 3 [C,U] (business) a company, piece of land, etc. bought by sb, especially another company; the act of buying it: They have made acquisitions in several EU countries. * the acquisition of shares by employees * The group has announced its first overseas acquisition: a successful software company.