Synonyms for acquisition
Most common
procurement obtainment procuration skill acquirement increase
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Procurement — the act or process of acquiring
2. Attainment
3. Acquirement — the thing acquired or gained; a gain
Definitions
- n. 1
The act or process of acquiring.
The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.
- n. 2
The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
That graphite tennis racquet is quite an acquisition.
- n. 3
The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
Related words
- Word family
- acquired
- Phrases
- compulsory acquisition acquisition prize
- Is a kind of
- adjunct
Forms
- Plural
- acquisitions → procurements, obtainments, procurations, attainments…
Example sentences
- procurement We are trying to clarify your future procurement requirements.
- skill Has Tom started learning a new skill for survival?
- acquirement Success in life is not necessarily the same thing as the acquirement of riches.
- increase It cannot be denied that crime is on the increase.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| acquisition | steady | |
| procurement | falling | |
| obtainment | falling | |
| procuration | falling | |
| skill | steady | |
| acquirement | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- gain1
- 5 letters
- skill1
- 6 letters
- taking2
- 7 letters
- getting2
- 8 letters
- increase2, learning2
- 9 letters
- receiving3, accession3, obtention
- 10 letters
- attainment3, obtainment
- 11 letters
- procurement3, acquirement, procuration
- 14 letters
- accomplishment4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (taking2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- acquisition
- Italiano
- acquisizione
- Català
- adquisició