acquisitionn.[L. acquisitio, fr. acquirere: cf. F. acquisition. See Acquire.]1. The act or process of acquiring.()The acquisition or loss of a province. (Macaulay.)2. (Business, Finance) The purchase of one commercial enterprise by another, whether for cash, or in a trade of stock of the purchasing company for that of the purchased company.()3. The thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain; as, learning is an acquisition.()()