acquirement

English

Etymology

From acquire +‎ -ment.

Noun

acquirement (countable and uncountable, plural acquirements)

1. (now rare, chiefly in the plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment. [from 17th c.]
   • (Can we date this quote by Hayward and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     […] his acquirements by industry were […] enriched and enlarged by many excellent endowments of nature […]

   • 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 27:

     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.

2. The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition. [from 17th c.]
   • 1818, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein:

     One man's life or death were but a small price to pay for the acquirement of the knowledge which I sought […].

   • (Can we date this quote by Joseph Addison and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?):

     […] rules for the acquirement of a taste […]

   • 1952, Annual report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army

     At best, a considerable time elapses between authorization and land acquirement, during which land values may vary impredictably.

Synonyms

• (act of acquiring, or that which is acquired): acquisition