Hypernyms for "acquisition"
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acceptance
accession
addition
annexation
assumption
buyout
carry-over
committal to memory
conditioning
craft
craftsmanship
developmental learning
digestion
education
gift
heritage
horsemanship
imprinting
incorporation
incurring
inheritance
internalisation
internalization
language learning
laying claim
literacy
marksmanship
mastership
memorisation
memorization
mixology
moneymaking
numeracy
oarsmanship
pork-barreling
procural
procurance
procurement
purchase
regaining
restitution
restoration
return
salesmanship
seamanship
showmanship
soldiering
soldiership
study
succession
swordsmanship
taking over
transfer
transfer of training
work
workmanship
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.