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acquisitions

NOUN

obtaining or receiving

Synonyms

STRONGEST

addition gain procurement purchase recovery

STRONG

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

WEAK

gaining procuration procuring

Antonyms

STRONGEST

loss

STRONG

failure forfeit surrender

WEAK

dearth lack need want

NOUN

something obtained, received

Synonyms

STRONGEST

donation earnings gain profit return

STRONG

accomplishment achievement allowance annuity award benefit bonus commission dividend fortune gift grant income increment inheritance net premium prize proceeds remuneration reward riches salary security wages wealth winnings

Antonyms

STRONGEST

debt loss

STRONG

defeat failure forfeit misfortune penalty poverty punishment

WEAK

dearth lack need want

Example Sentences

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The company, however, is already thinking of that with laser meshing technology and wireless spectrum acquisitions.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Next-Generation Security annual recurring revenue rose 60% to $8.1 billion, including $1.6 billion from the acquisitions of CyberArk and Chronosphere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The company is also expanding its cybersecurity offerings through recent acquisitions.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

These may not be major financial acquisitions, given the sheer size of Luckin, but the purchases have “strategic and political signaling value,” he argues.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Just like algebra and calculus, these tools and these values represent acquisitions which are too powerful to be discarded, and which remain not as museum pieces but are in constant use.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton