S: (n) acquiring, getting (the act of acquiring something) "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving"
S: (n) acquisition (the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something) "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"
S: (n) catching, contracting (becoming infected) "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic"
S: (n) appropriation (a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner) "the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit"; "a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest"
S: (n) occupation, occupancy, moving in (the act of occupying or taking possession of a building) "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"