acquisition vs inheritance

inheritance vs acquisition

acquisition and inheritance both are nouns.

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

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

acquisition: the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
inheritance: hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

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

acquisition (noun)	inheritance (noun)
the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something	hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
an ability that has been acquired by training	any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge	(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
something acquired	that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

Difference between acquisition and inheritance

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