the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"

incurring - acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable)
moneymaking - the act of making money (and accumulating wealth)
annexation - the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation
pork-barreling - acquisition of government money for benefits to a specific locale
purchase - the acquisition of something for payment
acceptance - the act of taking something that is offered
succession / taking over - acquisition of property by descent or by will
assumption / laying claim - the act of taking possession of or power over something
inheritance / heritage - hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
procurement / procurance / procural - the act of getting possession of something
restitution / return / restoration / regaining - getting something back again
buyout - acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock

    acquiring     getting

an ability that has been acquired by training

craft / craftsmanship / workmanship - skill in an occupation or trade
horsemanship - skill in handling and riding horses
marksmanship - skill in shooting
literacy - the ability to read and write
numeracy - skill with numbers and mathematics
oarsmanship - skill as an oarsman
salesmanship - skill in selling
seamanship - skill in sailing
showmanship - the ability to present something (especially theatrical shows) in an attractive manner
soldiering / soldiership - skills that are required for the life of soldier
swordsmanship - skill in fencing

    ability     power

the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child''s acquisition of language"

conditioning - a learning process in which an organism''s behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment
developmental learning - learning that takes place as a normal part of cognitive development
digestion - learning and coming to understand ideas and information
education - the gradual process of acquiring knowledge
internalization / internalisation / incorporation - learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself
imprinting - a learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established
language learning - learning to use a language
memorization / memorisation / committal to memory - learning so as to be able to remember verbatim
study / work - applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
transfer / transfer of training / carry-over - application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation

    basic cognitive process

something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum"

accession / addition - something added to what you already have
purchase - something acquired by purchase
gift - something acquired without compensation

    transferred property     transferred possession