deacquisition
UK/ˌdiːækwɪˈzɪʃən/
deacquisition noun: deselection, weeding, getting rid of things previously acquired; often, selling them off.
Noun
deacquisition (countable and uncountable, plural deacquisitions)
- Deselection, weeding, getting rid of things previously acquired; often, selling them off.
- Although the Board of Regents already has rules governing deacquisition by the cultural institutions it oversees, “these regulations go further,” James C. Dawson, chairman of the Regents’ cultural education committee, said.2009 June 23, Robin Pogrebin, “Institutions Try to Slow Bill to Curb Sales of Art”, in New York Times
- Antonyms:
- acquisition
Verb
deacquisition (third-person singular simple present deacquisitions, present participle deacquisitioning, simple past and past participle deacquisitioned)
- Synonym of deaccession.
- Synonyms:
- deaccession
Synonyms of deacquisition
Antonyms
Forms of deacquisition
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | deacquisitions |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | deacquisitions |
| present participle | deacquisitioning |
| past participle | deacquisitioned |
| past | deacquisitioned |
Origin of deacquisition
From de- + acquisition.
Questions about deacquisition
- What does deacquisition mean?
- Deacquisition means deselection, weeding, getting rid of things previously acquired; often, selling them off.
- What part of speech is deacquisition?
- Deacquisition can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce deacquisition?
- Deacquisition is pronounced /ˌdiːækwɪˈzɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of deacquisition?
- The plural of deacquisition is deacquisitions.
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