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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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We think they will produce 165,000 barrels daily this year, helped by acquisitions but also organic growth.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Prosecutors say the Yale Law School graduate provided tips about more than a dozen undisclosed mergers and acquisitions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

The wearable camera maker said it received inquiries related to mergers and acquisitions after it made efforts to expand into the defense and aerospace industries.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

New CEO Yuping Huang highlighted recent acquisitions of Luminar Semiconductor and NuCrypt to enhance manufacturing and portfolio.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

From the mid-1970s to the end of the 1980s, the amount of money involved in mergers and acquisitions every year on Wall Street increased 2,000 percent, peaking at almost a quarter of a trillion dollars.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell