Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acquirement

/əˈkwaɪə(ɹ)mənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: ac-quire-ment
IPA: /əˈkwaɪə(ɹ)mənt/

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] 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."
"[…] 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 acquirements."
"[…] 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 […]."
"At best, a considerable time elapses between authorization and land acquirement, during which land values may vary impredictably."

Etymology

Etymology tree English acquire Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English acquirement From acquire + -ment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

acquirements (plural)

Derived Forms

reacquirement

Synonyms

acquisition procuration procurement obtainment skill accomplishment attainment

Questions

How do you pronounce acquirement?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkwaɪə(ɹ)mənt/.
What does acquirement mean?: Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
Where does acquirement come from?: Etymology tree English acquire Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English acquirement From acquire + -ment.

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