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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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Warsh began his career in mergers and acquisitions at Morgan Stanley.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Revenue rose 8% on an organic basis, excluding acquisitions.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Together, the two airlines said, they would pose a better foil to the giants United, American, and Delta, which had formed over the decades through their own big piles of mergers and acquisitions.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

The acquisitions would further expand James and his wife Kathryn Murdoch’s portfolio of zeitgeisty media properties.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

With a handshake, Durant gave Howard sole distributorship of Buick as well as GM’s new acquisitions, National and Oldsmobile, for all of the western United States.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand