What does "acquirement" mean?

Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.

How do you pronounce "acquirement"?

Pronounced //əˈkwaɪə(ɹ)mənt//.

Common synonyms include: acquisition, accession, accomplishment, achievement, acquisition, addition.

//əˈkwaɪə(ɹ)mənt// noun

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Noun

1
Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment. archaic, countable, in-plural, uncountable
"[…] his acquirements by industrie were […] enriched and enlarged by many excellent endowments of nature."
2
an ability that has been acquired by training wordnet
3
The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition. countable, uncountable
"[…] rules for the acquirement of a taste […]"

"Success in life is not necessarily the same thing as the acquirement of riches."

From acquire + -ment.

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