acquisition 1
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
Examples
- 1.the acquisition of wealth
- 2.the acquisition of one company by another
Hypernym
acquiring 1
noun
the act of acquiring something
EnglishDerivationally related form
acquire 1
verb
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
Hyponym
incurring 1
noun
acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable)
moneymaking 1
noun
the act of making money (and accumulating wealth)
annexation 2
noun
the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation
pork-barreling 1
noun
acquisition of government money for benefits to a specific locale
purchase 1
noun
the acquisition of something for payment
