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Acquisition vs Sold - What's the difference?

acquisition | sold |

As nouns the difference between acquisition and sold

is that acquisition is the act or process of acquiring while sold is income of a soldier, conscripts in military or other national service, and certain other professions.

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

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    sold

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

    (head)
  • (sell)
    • Derived terms
    * oversold

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) solde. See soldier, and compare sou.

    Noun

  • (obsolete) solary; military pay
    • (Spenser)
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

    * English irregular past participles English irregular simple past forms