acquiring
Coming to have
Acquiring is the act of getting or obtaining something.
The word carries a slightly formal tone, often used when the getting involves effort, process, or deliberate action: She's focused on acquiring new skills, The museum is acquiring works from private collections.
In business contexts, acquiring typically means purchasing or taking control of another company or its assets.
Gathering in increasing quantity
- amassingCollecting in quantity
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- compilingGathering into unified whole
- assemblingFitting parts together
aggregating · stockpiling · hoarding · accruing · saving · curating · archiving · sourcing
State of owning
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- titleFormal honorific or name
- deedWritten property conveyance
- assetItem of value owned
equity · holdings · stake · inheritance · tenure · rights · claim · entitlement
Understood facts and skills
- skillsLearned competencies
- educationSystematic development of mind
- masteryComplete skill or control
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
competence · expertise · proficiency · understanding · training · literacy · comprehension · wisdom
Obtaining through payment
- shoppingAcquiring goods at retailers
- procurementObtaining goods externally
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- checkoutPayment completion process
payment · retail · consumerism · merchandise · goods · bargain · sale · discount
Corporate combination
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- buyoutPurchase of controlling interest
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
expansion · diversification · portfolio · asset · stake · controlling interest · due diligence · valuation
accumulating
Gathering in increasing quantity
- amassingCollecting in quantity
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- compilingGathering into unified whole
assembling · aggregating · stockpiling · hoarding · accruing · saving · curating · archiving · sourcing · procuring
possession
State of owning
asset · equity · holdings · stake · inheritance · tenure · rights · claim · entitlement · vesting
knowledge
Understood facts and skills
fluency · competence · expertise · proficiency · understanding · training · literacy · comprehension · wisdom · instruction
buying
Obtaining through payment
- shoppingAcquiring goods at retailers
- procurementObtaining goods externally
- transactionExchange of goods/money
checkout · payment · retail · consumerism · merchandise · goods · bargain · sale · discount · receipt
merger
Corporate combination
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- buyoutPurchase of controlling interest
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
subsidiary · expansion · diversification · portfolio · asset · stake · controlling interest · due diligence · valuation · negotiation
- retrievalfetch, fetching, retrieving, recovering, reclaiming
- acquiringobtaining, getting, grabbing, seizing, taking
- business activitiesmeetings, meeting, hiring, firing, training
- receivinggetting, taking, collecting, obtaining, gaining
- hoardinghoarding, clutter, accumulating, collecting, stockpiling
- finishingcompleting, finalizing, finishing, done, concluded
acquiringrelinquishing
Voluntarily giving up possession
losing · giving · giving up · forfeiting · surrendering
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