acquisitions

Things newly obtained

Acquisitions is the plural of acquisition—things obtained or the act of obtaining them.

The word appears most often in business contexts, where it refers to companies purchased by other companies: The tech giant's recent acquisitions include three startups.

Libraries and museums have acquisitions departments that add to their collections.

In military contexts, target acquisition means locating something to strike.

corporate

takeover

Assuming command of something

synergy · consolidation · integration · divestiture · deal-making · negotiation · bid · hostile · friendly · leveraged buyout

collection

artifacts

Human-made historical objects

relics · rarities · memorabilia · archives · exhibits · treasures · curiosities · ephemera · philately · numismatics

property

real estate

Land and its structures

deed · title · parcel · acreage · tract · plot · leasehold · freehold · tenement · realty

library

accessions

Items added to collection

manuscripts · periodicals · rare books · special collections · donations · bequests · cataloguing · procurement · interlibrary · endowment

military

territory

Land under jurisdiction

seizure · capture · appropriation · colonization · expansion · spoils · plunder · dominion · subjugation · cession

Categories
Opposites
business transactions

acquisitionsdivestitures

Sales of owned assets

disposals · sales · divestments · spin-offs · liquidations

possession/obtaining

acquisitionslosses

Things subtracted from standing

relinquishments · surrenders · forfeitures · abandonments · giveaways

organizational growth

acquisitionsdivestitures

Sales of owned assets

downsizing · contractions · reductions · breakups · dismantling

Phrases
Family

acquisition, reacquisition

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