Acquirement

Quick meaning: Acquirement is a noun meaning (now rare, chiefly in the plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.

Meaning

(now rare, chiefly in the plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.

More Meanings

1. The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.

Example Sentences

[…] rules for the acquirement of a taste […]

[…] his acquirements by industrie were […] enriched and enlarged by many excellent endowments of nature.

One man's life or death were but a small price to pay for the acquirement of the knowledge which I sought […].

At best, a considerable time elapses between authorization and land acquirement, during which land values may vary impredictably.

Word Forms

• acquirements

Synonyms for acquirement

Depending on context, synonyms include acquisition, procuration, procurement, obtainment, skill, accomplishment.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include acquisition, attainment, accomplishment, skill, acquest, acquiral.

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