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Word: Acquisitive
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘relating to acquisition’): from French acquisitif, -ive, from late Latin acquisitivus, from Latin acquisit- ‘acquired’, from the verb acquirere (see acquire)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈkwɪzɪtɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
excessively interested in acquiring money or material things
Short Definition:very interested in acquiring money or material things
Examples:- we live in a competitive and acquisitive society
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