acquisition

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English, borrowed from Old French acquisicion, from Latin acquisītiō, from acquīrō, acquīrere; equivalent to acquire +‎ -ition. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/, /ˌæk.wəˈzɪʃ.ən/ Rhymes: -ɪʃən === Noun === acquisition (countable and uncountable, plural acquisitions) The act or process of acquiring. The thing acquired or gained; a gain. (computing) 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. ==== Synonyms ==== (an act of acquiring): accession, acquirement, procuration, procurement, obtainment (a thing acquired): accession, acquirement ==== Antonyms ==== abandonment ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “acquisition”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “acquisition”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French acquisicion, borrowed from Latin acquisītiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ki.zi.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === acquisition f (plural acquisitions) acquisition (fact of acquiring) acquisition (the thing obtained) purchase (the act or process of seeking and obtaining something) ==== Related terms ==== acquéreur (“purchaser”) acquérir (“acquire”) acquis (“asset”) === Further reading === “acquisition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012