Roget's Thesaurus

#775. Acquisition

Nouns

acquisition; gaining etc. v.; obtainment; procuration, procurement; purchase, descent, inheritance; gift etc. 784. recovery, retrieval, revendication, replevin [Law], restitution etc. 790; redemption, salvage, trover [Law]. find, trouvaille, foundling. gain, thrift; money-making, money grubbing; lucre, filthy lucre, pelf; loaves and fishes, the main chance; emolument etc. (remuneration) 973. profit, earnings, winnings, innings, pickings, net profit; avails; income etc. (receipt) 810; proceeds, produce, product; outcome, output; return, fruit, crop, harvest; second crop, aftermath; benefit etc. (good) 618. sweepstakes, trick, prize, pool; pot; wealth etc. 803. subreption [Fraudulent acquisition]; obreption; stealing etc. 791.

Verbs

acquire, get, gain, win, earn, obtain, procure, gather; collect etc. (assemble) 72; pick, pickup; glean. find; come upon, pitch upon, light upon; scrape up, scrape together; get in, reap and carry, net, bag, sack, bring home, secure; derive, draw, get in the harvest. profit; make profit, draw profit, turn a quick profit; turn to profit, turn to account; make capital out of, make money by; obtain a return, reap the fruits of; reap an advantage, gain an advantage; turn a penny, turn an honest penny; make the pot boil, bring grist to the mill; make money, coin money, raise money; raise funds, raise the wind; fill one's pocket etc. (wealth) 803. treasure up etc. (store) 636; realize, clear; produce etc. 161; take etc. 789. get back, recover, regain, retrieve, revendicate, replevy [Law], redeem, come by one's own. come by, come in for; receive etc. 785; inherit; step into a fortune, step into the shoes of; succeed to. get hold of, get between one's finger and thumb, get into one's hand, get at; take possession, come into possession, enter into possession. be profitable etc. adj.; pay, answer. accrue etc. (be received) 785.

Adjectives

acquiring, acquired etc. v.; profitable, advantageous, gainful, remunerative, paying, lucrative.

Phrases

lucri causa [Lat.].