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Acquisition vs Pursuit - What's the difference?

acquisition | pursuit |

As nouns the difference between acquisition and pursuit

is that acquisition is the act or process of acquiring while pursuit is the act of pursuing.

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

    pursuit

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of pursuing.
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  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=September 27, author=Alistair Magowan, work=BBC Sport
  • , title= Bayern Munich 2-0 Man City , passage=Not only were Jupp Heynckes' team pacey in attack but they were relentless in their pursuit of the ball once they had lost it, and as the game wore on they merely increased their dominance as City wilted in the Allianz Arena.}}
  • A hobby or recreational activity, done regularly.
  • (cycling) A discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch their opponents.
  • (legal, obsolete) prosecution
  • * Fuller
  • That pursuit for tithes ought, and of ancient time did pertain to the spiritual court.

    Derived terms

    * curve of pursuit, pursuit curve * in pursuit * individual pursuit * pursuit plane * team pursuit