Synonyms for acquiring
ac·quir·ing

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1. acquiring, gettingnoun

   the act of acquiring something

   "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving"

   Synonyms:
   getting

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1. List of paraphrases for "acquiring":

   acquisition, acquire, obtaining, purchase, gaining, purchasing, gain, absorbing, buying

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1. Justin Chang:

   There are opportunities to partner with Chinese capital, partners who are interested in building, acquiring or investing in hospitality assets in the U.S. and Europe, we also see ourselves in those hospitality and tourism sectors in China.

2. Mike Sullivan:

   We felt as though, if we were a team that could play fast in every aspect of the game, that could be our competitive advantage on some of our opponents, i thought Jim Rutherford did a tremendous job in acquiring some guys along the way that enhanced that speed for us.

3. Roy Behren:

   If the deal is successfully completed, (institutional holders) will make the arbitrage spread and come out long the acquiring company, and if the deal is blocked, they may lose a little bit in the short run, but they would believe that they would make money as the stock realizes its intrinsic value.

4. Denis Diderot:

   There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge. . . observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts reflection combines them experimentation verifies the result of that combination.

5. Ted Rossman:

   Consumer spending certainly isn’t falling off a cliff, but we are seeing ample evidence that Americans are becoming more reluctant to make certain purchases, especially larger expenses and acquiring physical goods, services spending has been more robust, perhaps still owing to pent-up demand that stacked up during the pandemic for things like traveling and dining out.