acquisitiveadjective
uk/əˈkwɪz.ɪ.tɪv/us/əˈkwɪz.ə.t̬ɪv/formalacquisitive adjective (WANTING THINGS)
often disapproving eager to own and collect things:
We live in an acquisitive society that views success primarily in terms of material possessions.
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Wanting things
- ache for sth
- ambitious
- angle
- angle for sth
- aspirant
- aspirational
- burn
- fancy
- finger
- hanker after/for sth
- have your eye on sth idiom
- hunger
- hunger after/for sth
- hungry
- shook
- sight
- sth is calling you idiom
- straw
- tempt
- think big idiom
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acquisitive adjective (COMPANY)
business used to describe a company that buys other companies:
It has been one of the most acquisitive firms in recent times, buying over a dozen businesses in the last 18 months.
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Mergers & acquisitions
- absorb
- amalgamation
- buy into sth
- buy sb out
- buyout
- denationalize
- hive
- leverage
- merger
- monopolize
- monopoly
- oligopoly
- parent
- spin
- subsidiary
- suitor
- syndicate
- take (sth) over
- takeover
- white knight
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