"deacquisition" meaning in All languages combined

See deacquisition on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌdiːækwɪˈzɪʃən/ [UK] Forms: deacquisitions [plural]
Etymology: From de- + acquisition. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|acquisition}} de- + acquisition Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} deacquisition (countable and uncountable, plural deacquisitions)
  1. Deselection, weeding, getting rid of things previously acquired; often, selling them off. Tags: countable, uncountable Coordinate_terms: deaccession, ;, demerger, ;, deconglomeration, ;, divestment, ;, sell-off
    Sense id: en-deacquisition-en-noun-lOLcyPXv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌdiːækwɪˈzɪʃən/ [UK] Forms: deacquisitions [present, singular, third-person], deacquisitioning [participle, present], deacquisitioned [participle, past], deacquisitioned [past]
Etymology: From de- + acquisition. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|acquisition}} de- + acquisition Head templates: {{en-verb}} deacquisition (third-person singular simple present deacquisitions, present participle deacquisitioning, simple past and past participle deacquisitioned)
  1. Synonym of deaccession. Synonyms: deaccession [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-deacquisition-en-verb-i7udBmYG Categories (other): English links with manual fragments

Inflected forms

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