Acquisitory
tending or seeking to and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.:
our acquisitive impulses; acquisitive societies.
adjective
inclined or eager to acquire things, esp material possessions: we currently live in an acquisitive society
adj.
1630s, “owned through acquisition,” from Latin acquisit-, past participle stem of acquirere (see acquisition) + -ive. Meaning “given to acquisition, avaricious” is from 1826 (implied in acquisitiveness). Related: Acquisitively (1590s).
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- Acquittance
the act of . the discharge of a debt or obligation. a document or receipt as evidence of the discharge of a debt or obligation. Historical Examples Neither party denied this acquittance given in the King’s name by the justiciary Richard de Luci. Life of Thomas Becket Henry Hart Milman In that case the acquittance […]
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- Acr-
variant of before a vowel: acronym. acr- pref. Variant of acro-.