"acquisition" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "acquisition",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acquisitions",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The judge ruled that the acquisition of XYZ company by Acme Inc. was illegal."
        },
        {
          "text": "Studies of language acquisition show that it's easier for children to learn language than for adults."
        },
        {
          "text": "A recent acquisition in my life that I can live without are clothes because sometimes I buy them just because they are beautiful."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Acquisition is the act of getting something, often by buying it."
      ],
      "id": "simple-acquisition-en-noun-cszkJv9d",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable & uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The zoo's last acquisition was three elephants."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An acquisition is something that you got."
      ],
      "id": "simple-acquisition-en-noun-lwP2DTuB",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/æ.kwɪ.ˈzɪ.ʃən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "acquisition"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "acquisition",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acquisitions",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns",
        "Uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The judge ruled that the acquisition of XYZ company by Acme Inc. was illegal."
        },
        {
          "text": "Studies of language acquisition show that it's easier for children to learn language than for adults."
        },
        {
          "text": "A recent acquisition in my life that I can live without are clothes because sometimes I buy them just because they are beautiful."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Acquisition is the act of getting something, often by buying it."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable & uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The zoo's last acquisition was three elephants."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An acquisition is something that you got."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/æ.kwɪ.ˈzɪ.ʃən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "acquisition"
}