Acquisition

/ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/

Synonyms for "acquisition" (118 found)

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Noun(11 words)

attainment gain absorption accessioning accessions accomplishment acquirement acquist annexations annexingart museum collection

acceptance accession accomplishment accomplishments achievement acquirement acquiringacquisition of knowledgeacquisitions addition admission admittance assets

Strong matches (35)

assumption attainment attainments belongings catch claiming derivation earnings edification education enlightenment finish gain getting illumination increment instruction

Noun(16 words)

buy buying buyout buyouts buys conquestdata collectiondata gatheringearning gaining garnering grabbing imbibing increase infections inheriting

Verb(1 words)

buy more apples

Preposition(1 words)

in possession

Related words (59)

Noun(31 words)

landing landingslanguage developmentlanguage learninglearninglinguistic developmentmastering mergermuseum collectionobtainment obtentionold norse fáapickup procural procuranceprocure sampleprocure suppliesprocurementprocurement actionprocuring

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purchase purchases purchasing receipts resourcing securing skill snaffling sourcing takeover takeovers

learningliberal educationmaking means moneymaking object obtaining possession possessions procurement property purchase receipt receival receiving reception sophistication spoilstore of knowledgetaking

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taking awaytaking possessiontheft winning

Verb(3 words)

obtain recordsprocure equipmenttake over

Adjective(1 words)

roman citizenship

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More general

16 entries

ability acquiringbasic cognitive processbusiness eventcognitive developmentcorporate actiondata handlingevent gettinglearning processmeasurement power process transactiontransferred possessiontransferred property

More specific

12 entries

absorptionaudio data acquisitionbuyoutimage data acquisitionlexical acquisitionmergerphoneme acquisitionsemantic acquisitionsensor data acquisitionsyntax acquisitiontakeovervideo data acquisition

Collocations

6 entries

acquisition costacquisition strategydata acquisitionlanguage acquisitionmerger and acquisitiontakeover bid

Inflections

1 entries

acquisitions

Derivations

3 entries

acquire acquirer acquisitive

Sample sentences

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Matt is a powerful acquisition for our team.

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Jack is a powerful acquisition for our team.

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This is the latest acquisition to my library.

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GE announced the acquisition of the company Laku for $30 million.

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