acquisitive

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈkwɪzɪtɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈkwɪzɪtɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə kwiz′i tiv)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ac•quis•i•tive /əˈkwɪzɪtɪv/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. tending or seeking to acquire, often greedily:was particularly acquisitive when it came to buying luxuries.
ac•quis•i•tive•ly, adv. 
ac•quis•i•tive•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ac•quis•i•tive  (ə kwiz′i tiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.:our acquisitive impulses; acquisitive societies.
Also, ac•quis•i•to•ry  (ə kwiz′i tôr′ē, -tōr′ē).USA pronunciation 
  • Medieval Latin, Late Latin acquīsītīvus; see acquisition, -ive
  • 1630–40
ac•quis′i•tive•ly, adv. 
ac•quis′i•tive•ness, n. 
    covetous, grasping, avaricious.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
acquisitive /əˈkwɪzɪtɪv/ adj
  1. inclined or eager to acquire things, esp material possessions
acˈquisitively adv acˈquisitiveness n
'acquisitive' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Tawney - accumulative - grasping - mercenary - Sloane Ranger

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