Definitions of acquiring
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the act of acquiring something“I envied his talent for acquiring”
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synonyms:
getting
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types:
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acquisition
the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
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obtainment, obtention
the act of obtaining
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catching, contracting
becoming infected
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appropriation
a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner
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moving in, occupancy, occupation
the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
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capture, gaining control, seizure
the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
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receipt, reception
the act of receiving
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pickup
the act of taking aboard passengers or freight
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incurring
acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable)
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moneymaking
the act of making money (and accumulating wealth)
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annexation
the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation
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pork-barreling
acquisition of government money for benefits to a specific locale
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purchase
the acquisition of something for payment
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acceptance
the act of taking something that is offered
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succession, taking over
acquisition of property by descent or by will
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assumption, laying claim
the act of taking possession of or power over something
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heritage, inheritance
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
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procural, procurance, procurement
the act of getting possession of something
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adoption, borrowing
the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
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pre-emption, preemption
a prior appropriation of something
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seizure
the taking possession of something by legal process
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usurpation
wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority)
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preoccupancy, preoccupation
the act of taking occupancy before someone else does
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requisition, sequestration
seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized
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apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
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conquering, conquest, subjection, subjugation
the act of conquering
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enslavement
the act of making slaves of your captives
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regaining, restitution, restoration, return
getting something back again
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buyout
acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock
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type of:
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act, deed, human action, human activity
something that people do or cause to happen
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