Acquistion or acquisition?
Did you mean acquisition? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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acquistion
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acquisition
Correct spelling: acquisition. Misspelling: acquistion.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Acquire becomes acquisition: keep the CQU and add -isition.
Why people write “acquistion”
The misspelling “acquistion” is only one letter off: it leaves out the I.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make acquisition automatic.
What does “acquisition” mean?
acquisition noun
- the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
“the acquisition of wealth”
- something acquired
“a recent acquisition by the museum”
- the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
“the child's acquisition of language”
Synonyms:learning
- an ability that has been acquired by training
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Acquisition” in a sentence
- The museum announced its latest acquisition, a rare map.
- The acquisition of wealth.
- A recent acquisition by the museum.
- The child's acquisition of language.
Is “acquisition” a playable word?
22 points in Scrabble · 25 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“acquistion” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ACQUISITION.