Thesaurus:acquisition

Thesaurus

acquisition

English

Noun

Sense: a thing acquired or gained

Synonyms

• accession
• acquirement
• acquisition
• acquist (obsolete)
• attainment
• gain
• gaining
• obtainment

Antonyms

• deperdition (archaic)
• loss    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• earnings
• gift    [⇒ thesaurus]
• inheritance
• purchase    [⇒ thesaurus]
• profit
• winnings
•   —
• regain
• reacquisition

Hypernyms

• adjunct    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:receive
• Thesaurus:property

Further reading

• “775. acquisition” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “acquisition” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.