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acquisitivism

acquisitivism noun: a policy of acquisition; an approach based on acquiring as much as possible.

Noun

acquisitivism (uncountable)

  1. A policy of acquisition; an approach based on acquiring as much as possible.

Origin of acquisitivism

From acquisitive + -ism.

Questions about acquisitivism

What does acquisitivism mean?
Acquisitivism means a policy of acquisition; an approach based on acquiring as much as possible.
What part of speech is acquisitivism?
Acquisitivism is a noun.

Words near acquisitivism in the dictionary

  1. acquisitive prize
  2. acquisitive prizes
  3. acquisitively
  4. acquisitiveness
  5. acquisitivenesses
  6. acquisitivism
  7. acquisitor
  8. acquisitors
  9. acquisitory
  10. acquist
  11. acquisted

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