deacquisitions
deacquisitions is the plural of deacquisition.
deacquisitions is the third-person singular simple present indicative of deacquisition.
Meaning of deacquisition
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
Questions about deacquisitions
- What is deacquisitions the plural of?
- Deacquisitions is the plural of deacquisition.
Words near deacquisitions in the dictionary
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