Acquisition \Ac`qui*si"tion\, n. [L. acquisitio, fr. acquirere: cf. F. acquisition. See Acquire.]

1. The act or process of acquiring.

The acquisition or loss of a province. --Macaulay.

2. The thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain; as, learning is an acquisition.

Syn: See Acquirement.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)