Showing results for acquisitions. Search instead for reacquisitions.

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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Liani also highlighted that ServiceNow’s recent acquisitions of cybersecurity companies Armis and Veza expand the company’s addressable market and strengthen its AI Control Tower offering.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Bio-Rad’s peers, including Thermo Fisher Scientific and Danaher, have spent tens of billions on acquisitions in recent years, while private-equity firms have also been more active.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 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

Warsh started his career at investment giant Morgan Stanley, specializing in mergers and acquisitions.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Neal moved to Ascend Communications, which built little boxes to terminate Internet signals and was acquired by Lucent Technologies in 1999 for $24 billion, one of the largest acquisitions in history.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel