"acquirement" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈkwaɪə(ɹ)mənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acquirement.wav [Southern-England] Forms: acquirements [plural]
Etymology: From acquire + -ment. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|acquire|ment}} acquire + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} acquirement (countable and uncountable, plural acquirements)
  1. (now rare, chiefly in the plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment. Tags: archaic, countable, in-plural, uncountable Synonyms (that which is acquired): acquisition
    Sense id: en-acquirement-en-noun-bcMT-Oiv Disambiguation of 'that which is acquired': 88 12
  2. The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (act of acquiring): acquisition, procuration, procurement, obtainment
    Sense id: en-acquirement-en-noun-cm6un0iQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 26 74 Disambiguation of 'act of acquiring': 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: reacquirement

Inflected forms

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