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Acquisition vs Annexation - What's the difference?

acquisition | annexation |

As nouns the difference between acquisition and annexation

is that acquisition is the act or process of acquiring while annexation is addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.

acquisition

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or process of acquiring.
    • The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.
  • The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
    • ''That graphite tennis racquet is quite an acquisition .

    Synonyms

    * (an act of acquiring) accession, procurement * (a thing acquired) accession, acquirement

    External links

    * * ----

    annexation

    English

    (wikipedia annexation)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.
  • (legal) A legal merging of a territory into another body.

    • Synonyms

    * annexion (obsolete)

    Antonyms

    * separation