reacquisition
Getting it again
Reacquisition is the act of acquiring something again—regaining possession of what was previously owned, held, or controlled.
The term appears often in business and legal contexts: The company announced the reacquisition of shares it had sold five years earlier.
A reacquisition may follow a sale, loss, or lapse of ownership.
Creditor seizing collateral
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
- foreclosureLender seizes mortgaged property
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- confiscationSeizure by authority
forfeiture · recovery · replevin · takeback · reinstatement · redemption · reversion · escheat
Reacquiring previously sold shares
- repurchaseBuy something back
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- mergerCorporate combination
- divestitureDisposal of assets
spinoff · reconsolidation · reintegration · nationalization · privatization · restructuring · recapitalization · redemption
Regaining what was lost
- extractionAct of removing
- fetchGo get and return
- locateDiscover the position of
- accessRight to enter
search · restore · backup · archive · database · reclamation · salvage · download
Recovery of something lost
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- reunionGathering after separation
- reconnectionRestoring a broken link
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
restoration · renewal · rediscovery · homecoming · return · inheritance · heirloom · birthright
repossession
Creditor seizing collateral
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
- foreclosureLender seizes mortgaged property
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
confiscation · forfeiture · recovery · replevin · takeback · reinstatement · redemption · reversion · escheat · attachment
buyback
Reacquiring previously sold shares
- repurchaseBuy something back
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- mergerCorporate combination
divestiture · spinoff · reconsolidation · reintegration · nationalization · privatization · restructuring · recapitalization · redemption · tender
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- extractionAct of removing
- fetchGo get and return
- locateDiscover the position of
access · search · restore · backup · archive · database · reclamation · salvage · download · sync
reclamation
Recovery of something lost
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- reunionGathering after separation
- reconnectionRestoring a broken link
reconciliation · restoration · renewal · rediscovery · homecoming · return · inheritance · heirloom · birthright · heritage
reacquisitiondivestiture
Disposal of assets
disposal · sale · relinquishment · divestment · selling off
reacquisitionretention
Continued holding or possession
final sale · holding · keeping · maintenance
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