Antonyms for acquisitions
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ak-wuh-zish-uh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌæk wəˈzɪʃ ən |
Definition of acquisitions
Origin :- late 14c., "act of obtaining," from Old French acquisicion (13c.) or directly from Latin acquisitionem (nominative acquisitio), noun of action from past participle stem of acquirere "get in addition, accumulate," from ad- "extra" (see ad-) + quaerere "to seek to obtain" (see query (v.)). Meaning "thing obtained" is from late 15c. The vowel change of -ae- to -i- in Latin is due to a Latin phonetic rule involving unaccented syllables in compounds.
- noun obtaining or receiving
- noun something obtained, received
- Of all my acquisitions there was not one I was so vain of as my knowledge of life and character.
- Extract from : « Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune » by Charles James Lever
- To do this make a list, so far as you are able, of the acquisitions of each period.
- Extract from : « The Mind and Its Education » by George Herbert Betts
- His idea of what constitutes a fortune expanded faster than his acquisitions.
- Extract from : « How to Succeed » by Orison Swett Marden
- His acquisitions in the science of war were substantial and definite.
- Extract from : « The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte » by William Milligan Sloane
- It separates its acquisitions and distributes them among the pigeon-holes of the memory.
- Extract from : « The Preacher and His Models » by James Stalker
- At the very least, three quarters of these acquisitions are for him superfluous.
- Extract from : « The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 6 (of 6) » by Hippolyte A. Taine
- A man is to possess, and not to be 'possessed with,' his acquisitions.
- Extract from : « The History of Dartmouth College » by Baxter Perry Smith
- Their remedy was to apply to the acquisitions, after they should come in, the Wilmot Proviso.
- Extract from : « American Eloquence, Volume II. (of 4) » by Various
- The Gizls moored the acquisitions in the asteroid belt and visited Earth.
- Extract from : « And Then the Town Took Off » by Richard Wilson
- It becomes afraid to risk its acquisitions in fresh endeavours.
- Extract from : « Nationalism » by Rabindranath Tagore
Synonyms for acquisitions
- accomplishment
- accretion
- achievement
- acquirement
- acquiring
- addition
- allowance
- annuity
- attainment
- award
- benefit
- bonus
- buy
- commission
- dividend
- donation
- earnings
- fortune
- gain
- gaining
- gift
- grant
- income
- increment
- inheritance
- learning
- net
- obtainment
- possession
- premium
- prize
- proceeds
- procuration
- procurement
- procuring
- profit
- property
- purchase
- pursuit
- recovery
- redemption
- remuneration
- retrieval
- return
- reward
- riches
- salary
- salvage
- security
- wages
- wealth
- winning
- winnings
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