Added 9 October 2026 acquiring /əˈkwaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/ noun Categories: ActionsUncommon Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about acquiring at Wordnik → Where our words come from → The act of acquiring something. I envied his talent for acquiring Related Words: gettingabsorbingaccessingachievingacquireracquisitionacquisitionsassumingattainingbecomingbuildbuilding Back to today's word