acquisition vs gift

acquisition and gift both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acquisition	Yes	No	No	No
gift	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, gift is a hyponym of acquisition; that is, gift is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than acquisition:

Other hyponyms of acquisition include accession, addition, purchase.

acquisition (noun)	gift (noun)
the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something	the act of giving
an ability that has been acquired by training	natural abilities or qualities
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge	something acquired without compensation
something acquired

acquisition (verb)	gift (verb)
	give as a present; make a gift of
	give qualities or abilities to