ACQUIRING
Dictionary entry overview: What does acquiring mean?
• ACQUIRING (noun)
The noun ACQUIRING has 1 sense:
1. the act of acquiring something
Familiarity information: ACQUIRING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ACQUIRING (noun)
Meaning:
The act of acquiring something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
acquiring; getting
Context examples:
I envied his talent for acquiring / he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving
Hypernyms ("acquiring" is a kind of...):
deed; effort; exploit; feat (a notable achievement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acquiring"):
acquisition (the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something)
obtainment; obtention (the act of obtaining)
catching; contracting (becoming infected)
appropriation (a deliberate act of acquisition)
moving in; occupancy; occupation; taking possession (the act of occupying or taking possession of a building)
capture; gaining control; seizure (the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property)
receipt; reception (the act of receiving)
pickup (the act of taking aboard passengers or freight)
