The millionaire insisted on acquiring the masterpiece no matter how much it cost.
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Acquiring
/əˈkwaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/
Synonyms for "acquiring" (31 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Strong matches (9)
Related words (15)
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24 entriesactactivityassimilationbusiness termchangecognitive developmentcontrolcorporate descriptordeeddescriptive adjectivedevelopmenteconomic activityeducationeducation processhuman actionhuman activity
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22 entriesShowing 16 of 22 words.
Collocations
8 entriesacquiring assetsacquiring capitalacquiring companyacquiring dataacquiring knowledgeacquiring languageacquiring market shareacquiring skills
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
He was charged with acquiring criminal property.
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The most laudable way of acquiring books is by writing them yourself.
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The pleasure of possessing is not in my estimation worth the trouble of acquiring.
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