acquisition vs acceptance

acceptance vs acquisition

acquisition and acceptance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acquisition	Yes	No	No	No
acceptance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, acceptance is a hyponym of acquisition; that is, acceptance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than acquisition:

acquisition: the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
acceptance: the act of taking something that is offered

Other hyponyms of acquisition include incurring, moneymaking, annexation, pork-barreling, purchase, succession, taking over, assumption, laying claim, heritage, inheritance, procural, procurance, procurement, regaining, restitution, restoration, return, buyout.

acquisition (noun)	acceptance (noun)
the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something	the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
an ability that has been acquired by training	the act of taking something that is offered
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge	a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
something acquired	the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
	(contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)
	a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank
	the state of being acceptable and accepted

Difference between acquisition and acceptance

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