Usage
What does acquirement mean? Acquirement is the act of getting or obtaining something, especially knowledge or skills. It can also refer to the thing acquired. When used in this way, it’s often used in the plural (acquirements). Acquirement is a noun form of the verb acquire, which most commonly means to get, buy, or learn. It is much less commonly used than another noun form of acquire: acquisition, which also means the process of acquiring something or the thing that is acquired. Acquisition can be used in a general way to refer to acquiring things (including to acquiring knowledge or skills), and it’s also often used in a specific way to refer to a company that is acquired by another company. Example: The acquirement of these skills will take focus and dedication.
Etymology
Origin of acquirement
Example Sentences
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It’s estimated that 90 percent of children with achondroplasia in Italy, his birth country, take surgical means to acquire extra height.
From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2022
Dance phrases seem to acquire extra beats, bumps, hitches, and uglinesses.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 15, 2016
What could make sense for the Bears is to trade down in the first round and acquire extra picks.
From Chicago Tribune • Apr. 23, 2012
The loopholes Epstein used in Boston to acquire extra picks and overpay for young talent are closed.
From Chicago Tribune • Nov. 30, 2011
The differences get starker as wealth accumulates: people acquire extra homes — often stocked with high-tech toys — and engage in more-frequent air travel.
From Nature
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