acquire
verb (used with object)
to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own.
acquirable
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a word derived from
acquire.
Example Sentences
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Wainwright analyst Ananda Ghosh called aleniglipron “the most acquirable asset in obesity.”
From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026
Lauren could perhaps be compared to the fictional Jay Gatsby: another American dream-maker striving to create an impeccable world out of acquirable things.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 5, 2019
But it’s both an acquirable and highly badass skill.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2018
It wasn’t necessarily measurable, but it was discoverable and acquirable.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2017
The art of running is, like that of dancing, acquirable from a master; but gracefulness of motion is not essential to the perfection of the runner, swiftness being the principal requisite.
From The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 3 by S. C. (Stephen Cullen) Carpenter
