We live in an acquisitive society...
The most acquisitive firms tend to be engineering groups.
His villa is filled with evidence of his acquisitiveness.
English dictionary. 2008.
acquisitive — ac‧quis‧i‧tive [əˈkwɪztɪv] adjective FINANCE an acquisitive company often buys other companies or parts of other companies: • The company s acquisitive nature could lead to further increases in total debt. * * * acquisitive UK US /əˈkwɪzɪtɪv/… … Financial and business terms
Acquisitive — Ac*quis i*tive, a. 1. Acquired. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He died not in his acquisitive, but in his native soil. Wotton. [1913 Webster] 2. Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring; as, an acquisitive person or disposition. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acquisitive — index confiscatory, insatiable, mercenary, parsimonious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
acquisitive — (adj.) 1630s, owned through acquisition, from L. acquisit , pp. stem of acquirere (see ACQUISITION (Cf. acquisition)) + IVE (Cf. ive). Meaning given to acquisition, avaricious is from 1826 (implied in acquisitiveness). Related: Acquisitively… … Etymology dictionary
acquisitive — grasping, avaricious, greedy, *covetous Analogous words: avid, *eager, keen, athirst: possessing or possessive, owning, enjoying (see corresponding verbs at HAVE) Antonyms: sacrificing, abnegating Contrasted words: forgoing, forbearing, eschewing … New Dictionary of Synonyms
acquisitive — [adj] eager to obtain knowledge or things avaricious, avid, covetous, demanding, desirous, grabbing, grabby, grasping, greedy, predatory, prehensile, rapacious; concept 542 … New thesaurus
acquisitive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ excessively interested in acquiring money or material things. DERIVATIVES acquisitively adverb acquisitiveness noun … English terms dictionary
acquisitive — [ə kwiz′ə tiv] adj. [LL acquisitivus < pp. of L acquirere: see ACQUIRE] eager to acquire; good at getting and holding wealth, etc.; grasping SYN. GREEDY acquisitively adv. acquisitiveness n … English World dictionary
acquisitive — acquisitively, adv. acquisitiveness, n. /euh kwiz i tiv/, adj. tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.: our acquisitive impulses; acquisitive societies. Also, acquisitory /euh kwiz i tawr ee,… … Universalium
acquisitive — adjective a) Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring. He is an acquisitive person. b) Dispositioned toward acquiring and retaining information. She has an acquisitive nature … Wiktionary
