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Appropriation vs Acquisition - What's the difference?

appropriation | acquisition |

As nouns the difference between appropriation and acquisition

is that appropriation is an act or instance of appropriating while acquisition is the act or process of acquiring.

appropriation

English

(wikipedia appropriation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An act or instance of .
  • That which is .
  • Public funds set aside for a specific purpose.
  • (arts) The use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work.
  • (sociology) The assimilation of concepts into a governing framework.

    • 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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