Synonyms: acquisition
Definition: the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
Usage: the acquisition of wealth; the acquisition of one company by another
Similar words: getting, acquiring
Definition: the act of acquiring something
Usage: I envied his talent for acquiring; he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving
Synonyms: skill, attainment, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition
Definition: an ability that has been acquired by training
Definition: possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
Usage: danger heightened his powers of discrimination
Synonyms: learning, acquisition
Definition: the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
Usage: the child's acquisition of language
Similar words: basic cognitive process
Definition: cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge
Synonyms: acquisition
Definition: something acquired
Usage: a recent acquisition by the museum
Similar words: transferred possession, transferred property
Definition: a possession whose ownership changes or lapses