deacquisition

noun
/ˌdiːækwɪˈzɪʃən/UK

Etymology

From de- + acquisition.

  1. derived from acquisītiō
  2. derived from acquisicion
  3. prefixed as deacquisition — “de + acquisition

Definitions

  1. Deselection, weeding, getting rid of things previously acquired

    Deselection, weeding, getting rid of things previously acquired; often, selling them off.

    • Although the Board of Regents already has rules governing deacquisition by the cultural institutions it oversees, “these regulations go further,” James C. Dawson, chairman of the Regents’ cultural education committee, said.
  2. Synonym of deaccession.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for deacquisition. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA