deacquisition
verbEtymology From de- + acquisition.
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Synonym of deaccession.
deacquisition
nounUK /ˌdiːækwɪˈzɪʃən/
Etymology From de- + acquisition.
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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.2009 June 23, Robin Pogrebin, “Institutions Try to Slow Bill to Curb Sales of Art”, in New York Times: