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acquire
verb as in obtain or receive
Strongest matches
achieve, amass, bring in, buy, collect, earn, gain, get, have, pick up, promote, take, win
Strong matches
access, annex, attain, catch, cop, corral, gather, grab, land, procure, secure, snag, wangle
Weak matches
get hands on, get hold of, latch onto, lock up, rack up, scare up, take possession of
Example Sentences
Chu came out of retirement to run the Merry Go Round, which she acquired from a friend.
InPost acquired parcel delivery firm Yodel in May, a move that the two companies said would create one of the largest logistics firms in the UK.
In 2019 it was expelled from a programme where it produced parts for the warplane after it acquired air defence systems from Russia.
Communities already have a "right to buy", making it simpler for them to acquire local assets such as village shops, pubs or children's centres.
“It’s also not only what we acquire, but that we are thought partners with Black cultural heritage institutions,” says Kara Olidge, the Getty Research Institute’s associate director of collections and discovery.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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