winning

Definitions of winning
  1. noun
    the act of acquiring something
    synonyms: delving, verwerving
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    inbezitneming, toe-eigening, toeëigening
    a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner
    bezetting, ingebruikneming
    the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
    gevangenneming
    the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
    heling, ontvangbewijs, ontvangst, ontvangstbewijs, recepis, receptie, reçu
    the act of receiving
    aankoop, aanschaf, aanschaffing, besteding, boodschap, boodschappen, inkoop, inkopen, koop, machtspositie, opkoop
    the acquisition of something for payment
    aanvaarding, overneming
    the act of taking something that is offered
    opvolging
    acquisition of property by descent or by will
    inbezitneming, toe-eigening, toeëigening
    the act of taking possession of or power over something
    verwerving
    the act of getting possession of something
    bastaardwoord, leenwoord, ontlening, overname
    the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
    arrest, beslag, beslaglegging, beslagname, inbeslagneming, saisie
    the taking possession of something by legal process
    usurpatie
    wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority)
    uitleveringsverzoek
    seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized
    aanhouding, arrestatie, catch, catch-as-catch-can, inhechtenisneming, visvangst
    the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
    onderschikking, onderwerping, submissie
    the act of conquering
    herinvoering, restauratie
    getting something back again
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    actie, handeling, verrichting
    something that people do or cause to happen
  2. noun
    succeeding with great difficulty
    synonyms: delving
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    succes, welslagen
    an attainment that is successful
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