acquisition
/ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/ noun B2- The act or process of acquiring. · The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.
- The thing acquired or gained; a gain. · That graphite tennis racquet is quite an acquisition.
- 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.
Plural acquisitions
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Yet I had read, I had even written a precise history of the Borgia family, for the sole purpose of assuring myself whether any increase of fortune had occurred to them on the death of the Cardinal Cæsar Spada; but could only trace the acquisition of the property of the Cardinal Rospigliosi, his companion in misfortune.
“At any rate,” murmured he, “if it be, so much the better, for I have made a rare acquisition.”
The sudden acquisition of ten thousand pounds was the most remarkable charm of the young lady to whom he was now rendering himself agreeable; but Elizabeth, less clear-sighted perhaps in this case than in Charlotte’s, did not quarrel with him for his wish of independence.
Through a remarkably serendipitous reunion with her brother, a prominent Shoshone chief, Sacagawea successfully brokered the acquisition of the necessary equines.
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