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gear acquisition syndrome

gear acquisition syndrome noun: a tendency to purchase more equipment than justified by usage and/or price.

Noun

gear acquisition syndrome (uncountable)

  1. (music industry) A tendency to purchase more equipment than justified by usage and/or price.

Forms of gear acquisition syndrome

alternative formGAS
alternative formG.A.S.

Questions about gear acquisition syndrome

What does gear acquisition syndrome mean?
Gear acquisition syndrome means a tendency to purchase more equipment than justified by usage and/or price.
What part of speech is gear acquisition syndrome?
Gear acquisition syndrome is a noun.

Words near gear acquisition syndrome in the dictionary

  1. geanticlinal
  2. geanticlinals
  3. geanticline
  4. geanticlines
  5. gear
  6. gear acquisition syndrome
  7. gear case
  8. gear cases
  9. gear change
  10. gear changes
  11. gear down

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