ə.ˈkʌm.plɪʃ.mənt ə.ˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt əˈkwaɪə(ɹ)mənt æ.kwɪ.ˈzɪ.ʃən əˈteɪnmənt ˈlɝnɪŋ ˈlɜːnɪŋ the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something the acquisition of wealth the acquisition of one company by another an ability that has been acquired by training the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge the child's acquisition of language something acquired a recent acquisition by the museum