acquirement

plural acquirements

1. archaiccountablein pluraluncountableSomething that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.First known use 17th c.

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

   1630, John Hayward, The Life, and Riagne of King Edward the Sixt, London: John Partridge, page 4

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   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.

   1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XXVII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume I, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, page 177

   […] there was a degree of deference in his deportment toward that young gentleman which seemed to indicate that he felt himself conscious of a slight inferiority in point of genius and professional acquirements.

   1838, Boz [pseudonym; Charles Dickens], Oliver Twist; […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 305

   Synonyms: acquisition

2. countableuncountableThe act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.First known use 17th c.

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

   1712 June 29 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “WEDNESDAY, June 19, 1712”, in The Spectator, number 409; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume V, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC

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

   1818, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

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

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

   Synonyms: acquisition, procuration, procurement, obtainment