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Acquisition vs Redemption - What's the difference?

acquisition | redemption |

As nouns the difference between acquisition and redemption

is that acquisition is the act or process of acquiring while redemption is (religious): redemption; salvation.

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

    redemption

    Noun

  • the act of redeeming or something redeemed
  • the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article
  • salvation from sin
  • rescue upon payment of a ransom
  • Derived terms

    * beyond redemption * past redemption * redemption fatigue * redemption price * redemption value