acquirement — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.

[…] his acquirements by industrie were […] enriched and enlarged by many excellent endowments of nature.

If she can think, that the part she has had in your education, and your own admirable talents and acquirements, are to be thrown away upon such a worthless creature as Solmes, I could heartily quarrel with her.

2

The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.

[…] rules for the acquirement of a taste […]

One man's life or death were but a small price to pay for the acquirement of the knowledge which I sought […].

Collocations

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ACQUIREMENT + NOUN

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an ability that has been acquired by training

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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[…] his acquirements by industrie were […] enriched and enlarged by many excellent endowments of nature.

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If she can think, that the part she has had in your education, and your own admirable talents and acquirements, are to be thrown away upon such a worthless creature as Solmes, I could heartily quarrel

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[…] there was a degree of deference in his deportment toward that young gentleman which seemed to indicate that he felt himself conscious of a slight inferiority in point of genius and professional ac

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04

Success in life is not necessarily the same thing as the acquirement of riches.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, acquirement is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.