adquisición

acquisition

noun ahd-kee-see-SYOHN Less Common

Origin: From Latin acquisitio, from acquirere ('to acquire').

Also means

takeover, purchase

Usage Note

Adquisición is used in both business contexts (una adquisición empresarial — a corporate takeover) and in everyday language for a worthwhile purchase (una buena adquisición). In linguistics, adquisición del lenguaje is the standard term for language acquisition. The verb is adquirir (irregular stem-changing: adquiero, adquieres…).

Examples

"La adquisición de ese edificio fue muy costosa."

Natural Translation

The acquisition of that building was very costly.

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