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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Mr. Raskin is a co-founder and managing director of Uris Acquisitions and an adjunct professor of law at New York University School of Law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Acquisitions are becoming increasingly common in the quantum space, presenting a way to boost revenue and acquire technology that can advance a company’s technical roadmap when its own systems fail to do so.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Acquisitions of ITV and at least part of Warner Bros.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 7, 2025

"Acquisitions to improve and grow" have never been found unlawful, Meta's lead litigator, said on Monday, "and they should not be found unlawful here".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2025

The Kings of the Earth have, pretty clearly, resumed her Usurpations and Acquisitions of temporal Dominion.

From An Essay on the Antient and Modern State of Ireland by Brooke, Henry