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acquisition
noun
1 acquisition
The act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something.
Roget 775:
acquisition;
gaining
etc.
v.;
obtainment;
procuration†,
procurement;
purchase,
descent,
inheritance;
gift
etc.
784.
recovery,
retrieval,
revendication†,
replevin [Law],
restitution
etc.
790;
redemption,
salvage,
trover [Law].
find,
trouvaille†,
foundling.
gain,
thrift;
money-making,
money grubbing;
lucre,
filthy lucre,
pelf;
loaves and fishes,
the main chance;
emolument
etc.
(remuneration)
973.
profit,
earnings,
winnings,
innings,
pickings,
net profit;
avails;
income
etc.
(receipt)
810;
proceeds,
produce,
product;
outcome,
output;
return,
fruit,
crop,
harvest;
second crop,
aftermath;
benefit
etc.
(good)
618.
sweepstakes,
trick,
prize,
pool;
pot;
wealth
etc.
803.
subreption
[Fraudulent acquisition];
obreption†;
stealing
etc.
791.
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Roget 785:
receiving
etc.
v.;
acquisition
etc.
775;
reception
etc.
(introduction)
296;
suscipiency†,
acceptance,
admission.
recipient,
accipient†;
assignee,
devisee;
legatee,
legatary†;
grantee,
feoffee†,
donee [Fr.],
releasee [Law],
relessee†,
lessee;
receiver.
sportulary†,
stipendiary;
beneficiary;
pensioner,
pensionary†;
almsman†.
income
etc.
(receipt)
810.
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Polish: akwizycja
2 acquisition
Something acquired.
Dutch: aanwinst, acquisitie
3 acquisition
The cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge:
— The child's acquisition of language.
synonym: learning.
Dutch: leertijd
Polish: poznawanie, uczenie się
4 acquisition
An ability that has been acquired by training.
synonyms: accomplishment, acquirement, attainment, skill.
Dutch: handigheid, behendigheid, vernuft, kundigheid, geschiktheid, competentie, gave, capaciteit, begaafdheid, aanleg, vermogen, bekwaamheid, talent, bedrevenheid, geoefendheid, habiliteit, kwalificatie, vaardigheid, verworvenheid ... show more
Polish: umiejętność
Moby thesaurus: acceptance, accession, accomplishment, accomplishments, achievement, acquirement, acquiring, acquisition of knowledge, acquisitions, admission, admittance, assets, assumption, attainment, attainments, belongings, claiming, derivation, edification, education, enlightenment, finish, gain, getting, illumination, increment, instruction, learning, liberal education, means, object, obtaining, possession, possessions, procurement, property, purchase, receipt, receival, receiving, reception, sophistication, store of knowledge, taking, taking away, taking possession, theft ... show more.
acquisitions
noun
Roget 490:
knowledge;
cognizance,
cognition,
cognoscence†;
acquaintance,
experience,
ken [Scot.],
privity†,
insight,
familiarity;
comprehension,
apprehension;
recognition;
appreciation
etc.
(judgment)
480;
intuition;
conscience,
consciousness;
perception,
precognition;
acroamatics†.
light,
enlightenment;
glimpse,
inkling;
glimmer,
glimmering;
dawn;
scent,
suspicion;
impression
etc.
(idea)
453;
discovery
etc.
480.1.
system of knowledge,
body of knowledge;
science,
philosophy,
pansophy†;
acroama†;
theory,
aetiology†,
etiology;
circle of the sciences;
pandect†,
doctrine,
body of doctrine;
cyclopedia,
encyclopedia;
school
etc.
(system of opinions)
484.
tree of knowledge;
republic of letters
etc.
(language)
560.
erudition,
learning,
lore,
scholarship,
reading,
letters;
literature;
book madness;
book learning,
bookishness;
bibliomania†,
bibliolatry†;
information,
general information;
store of knowledge
&c.;
education
etc.
(teaching)
537;
culture,
menticulture†,
attainments;
acquirements,
acquisitions;
accomplishments;
proficiency;
practical knowledge
etc.
(skill)
698;
liberal education;
dilettantism;
rudiments
etc.
(beginning)
66.
deep knowledge,
profound knowledge,
solid knowledge,
accurate knowledge,
acroatic knowledge†,
acroamatic knowledge†,
vast knowledge,
extensive knowledge,
encyclopedic knowledge,
encyclopedic learning;
omniscience,
pantology†.
march of intellect;
progress of science,
advance of science,
advance of learning;
schoolmaster abroad.
[person who knows much]
scholar
etc.
492.
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