Showing Results for "acquiring"

acquiring

ADJECTIVE

realizing

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clearing gaining getting inheriting making netting obtaining receiving

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taking in

ADJECTIVE

receiving

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accepting collecting drawing earning gathering getting inheriting making

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bringing in

Antonyms

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disbursing giving

NOUN

acceptance

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acknowledgment admission approval compliance consent cooperation recognition

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assent getting go ahead nod okay permission receipt reception undertaking yes

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accepting gaining green light obtaining receiving securing taking on

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denial disagreement disapproval dissension opposition refusal

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veto

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disbelief dissent

NOUN

acquisition

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addition gain procurement purchase recovery

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accretion achievement acquirement attainment buy learning obtainment possession prize property pursuit retrieval salvage winning

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gaining procuration procuring

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loss

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failure forfeit surrender

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dearth lack need want

NOUN

amassment

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aggregation amassing assemblage collection cumulation gathering mass

NOUN

buying

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shopping transaction

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getting obtaining ordering procuring

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selling

NOUN

collection

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assemblage assortment compilation lot number selection set store

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acquisition agglomeration anthology assembling assembly batch caboodle clump cluster collation combination company congeries congregation convocation crowd cumulation digest gathering heap hoard kit levy mass medley mess miscellany mobilization muster omnibus pile quantity stack stock stockpile

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accumulating amassing amassment bringing together obtaining securing

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division individual separation

NOUN

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okay permission yes

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acknowledgment acquiescence admission agreement approval assent compliance consent cooperation getting go ahead nod receipt reception recognition undertaking

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accepting gaining green light obtaining receiving securing taking on

Antonyms

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denial veto

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disagreement disapproval dissension dissent opposition refusal rejection

NOUN

procuring

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gaining

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acquisition addition procurement

NOUN

purchasing

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obtaining possession procuring

NOUN

receipt

Synonyms

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acceptance accession acquisition admission admitting arrival getting receiving reception taking

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intaking recipience

Antonyms

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disagreement refusal repudiation

Example Sentences

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Acquiring one of the largest and most renowned publishers would certainly give Condé’s titles a welcome influx of cash that could restore the magazines to their glory days.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Acquiring Globalstar could give Amazon a helping hand as it seeks to compete with Starlink.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Acquiring security clearances remained a long and arduous process.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

"Acquiring Rydal Mount gives us an opportunity to tell a much richer story about the lives and works of William and Dorothy Wordsworth."

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Acquiring a tankard of cider from the landlord, I seated myself at a table a little way away, intending to relax a little and collect my thoughts concerning the day.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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