Acquisition
Nouns
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acquisition
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gaining etc. v.
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obtainment
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procuration, procurement
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purchase, descent, inheritance
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gift etc. Giving. recovery, retrieval, revendication, replevin [Law], restitution etc. Restitution
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redemption, salvage, trover [Law]. find, trouvaille, foundling. gain, thrift
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money-making, money grubbing
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lucre, filthy lucre, pelf
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loaves and fishes, the main chance
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emolument etc. (remuneration) Reward. profit, earnings, winnings, innings, pickings, net profit
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avails
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income etc. (receipt) Receipt
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proceeds, produce, product
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outcome, output
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return, fruit, crop, harvest
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second crop, aftermath
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benefit etc. (good) Good. sweepstakes, trick, prize, pool
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pot
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wealth etc. Wealth. subreption [Fraudulent acquisition]
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obreption
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stealing etc. Stealing.
Verbs
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acquire, get, gain, win, earn, obtain, procure, gather
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collect etc. (assemble) Assemblage
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pick, pickup
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glean. find
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come upon, pitch upon, light upon
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scrape up, scrape together
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get in, reap and carry, net, bag, sack, bring home, secure
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derive, draw, get in the harvest. profit
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make profit, draw profit, turn a quick profit
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turn to profit, turn to account
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make capital out of, make money by
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obtain a return, reap the fruits of
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reap an advantage, gain an advantage
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turn a penny, turn an honest penny
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make the pot boil, bring grist to the mill
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make money, coin money, raise money
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raise funds, raise the wind
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fill one's pocket etc. (wealth) Wealth. treasure up etc. (store) Store
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realize, clear
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produce etc. Production
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take etc. Taking. get back, recover, regain, retrieve, revendicate, replevy [Law], redeem, come by one's own. come by, come in for
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receive etc. Receiving
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inherit
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step into a fortune, step into the shoes of
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succeed to. get hold of, get between one's finger and thumb, get into one's hand, get at
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take possession, come into possession, enter into possession. be profitable etc. adj.
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pay, answer. accrue etc. (be received) Receiving.
Adjectives
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acquiring, acquired etc. v.
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profitable, advantageous, gainful, remunerative, paying, lucrative.