The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GAIN which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2015.
Acquisition crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GAIN | 64 % | 4 |
| ACCESSION | 9 % | 9 |
| HAUL | 9 % | 4 |
| TAKEOVER | 9 % | 8 |
| PURCHASE | 9 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Acquisition
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- acquirement
- attainment
- accomplishment
- skill
- learning
- acquire
- procure
- obtain
- gain
- receive
- achieve
- achieved
Crossword Answer definitions
GAIN noun- The act of gaining; acquisition.
- What is gained.
- The factor by which a signal is multiplied.
- To acquire possession of.
- To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.
- To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition.
- To increase.
- To be more likely to catch or overtake an individual.
- To reach.
- To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.
- To put on weight.
- (of a clock or watch) To run fast.
- Against.
- Straight, direct; near; short.
- Suitable; convenient; ready.
- Easy; tolerable; handy, dexterous.
- Honest; respectable; moderate; cheap.
- Straightly; quickly; by the nearest way or means.
- Suitably; conveniently; dexterously; moderately.
- Tolerably; fairly.
- A square or bevelled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result GAIN
- Increase
- Gridiron advance
- Pick up some yards
- Uptick
- Dieter's nightmare
- Profit
- Pick up yardage
- Fail with a diet
- Make progress
- Advance
More clues leading to the result ACCESSION
More clues leading to the result HAUL
- Drag
- Transport
- Truck
- Big winnings, in slang
- Lug, as a load
- Schlep
- Burglar's booty
- Fishing boat's netful
- Tow
- U follower?
More clues leading to the result TAKEOVER
- Become the boss
- Raider's strategy
- Corporate acquisition
- It may be hostile
- Assume command
- Seize control
- Acquisition
- Assume control.
- Military coup: Colloq.
- Commandeer.