acquiring

Thân thiện

He is acquiring a new skill in the workshop.

Definition

Noun: The act or process of gaining possession of something; the action of obtaining or coming to own something.

Examples

• The company focused on acquiring new customers through targeted advertising.
• Her acquiring of the rare manuscript was the result of years of patient searching.
• The museum celebrated the acquiring of a priceless painting for its collection.

Advanced Usage

• "Talent for acquiring": A natural skill or ability in obtaining things.
  • He has a real talent for acquiring useful contacts.
• Used in formal, business, or legal contexts to describe the process of gaining assets, companies, or property.
  • The acquiring of the startup by the tech giant was finalized last week.

Variants and Related Words

• Acquisition (n): Something that has been acquired; the thing obtained. Also used for the act itself, often interchangeably with "acquiring."
  • The library's latest acquisition is a first-edition novel.
• Acquire (v): To gain possession of.
  • She hopes to acquire fluency in French.

Synonyms

• Obtaining
• Gaining
• Procurement
• Getting

Antonyms

• Losing
• Relinquishing
• Giving
• Disposing of

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of acquiring something
   • I envied his talent for acquiring
   • he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving

Từ đồng nghĩa

• getting