acquīrˈable adjective

That may be acquired

acquīrˈal noun

acquiredˈ adjective

acquireˈment noun

1. Acquisition
2. Something learned or obtained by effort, not a gift of nature

acquisition /ak-wi-zishˈən/ noun

1. The act of acquiring
2. Something which is acquired

acquisitive /ə-kwizˈ/ adjective

Able, desiring or eager to acquire usu possessions

acquisˈitively adverb

acquisˈitiveness noun

A desire or propensity to acquire possessions

acquist /ə-kwistˈ/ noun

Acquisition

acquired behaviour or acquired character noun

Behaviour or character originating in the adaptation of an organism to its environment, not inherited

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome see AIDS

acquired immunity noun (immunology)

Immunity resulting from exposure to foreign substances or micro-organisms (cf natural immunity)

acquired taste noun

1. A liking for something that comes after some experience
2. A thing so liked (often ironic)

acquisition accounting noun

An accounting procedure in which a company's assets are changed from the book value to the fair market value following a takeover

acquisitive award or acquisitive prize noun (Aust)

A prize put up by the sponsor of an art competition who in return becomes the owner of the winning entry or entries

target acquisition

A fighter or bomber pilot's sighting of his target, either visually or by radar