Acquisition vs Acquire - What's the difference?
acquisition | acquire | Related terms |
The act or process of acquiring.
The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
To get.
To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own, as, to acquire a title, riches, knowledge, skill, good or bad habits.
* (Isaac Barrow) (1630-1677)
* (William Blackstone) (1723-1780)
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Acquire is a related term of acquisition.
As a noun acquisition
is the act or process of acquiring.As a verb acquire is
to get.acquisition
English
Noun
(en noun)- The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.
- ''That graphite tennis racquet is quite an acquisition .
Synonyms
* (an act of acquiring) accession, procurement * (a thing acquired) accession, acquirementExternal links
* * ----acquire
English
Verb
(acquir)- No virtue is acquired in an instant, but step by step.
- Descent is the title whereby a man, on the death of his ancestor, acquires his estate, by right of representation, as his heir at law.
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