reacquisition
noun
re·ac·qui·si·tion
(ˌ)rē-ˌa-kwə-ˈzi-shən 
plural reacquisitions
: the act or an instance of reacquiring something
a lender's reacquisition of mortgaged property
also
: someone who or something that has been reacquired
… an offseason reacquisition thought to be a starting-caliber scorer off the bench. —
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The reacquisition comes amid a growing trend of brands parting ways with New Guards Group, as the company faces increasing uncertainty.
—Mecca Pryor, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
The filing details various financial transactions, including the reacquisition of IQOS commercialization rights in the U.S. and the acquisition of a controlling interest in United Tobacco Company in Egypt.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2025
In recent weeks, the incoming president has ruffled foreign leaders by proposing potential additions to the U.S. through the purchase of Greenland and reacquisition of the Panama Canal.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
McManus was the driving force behind the network’s reacquisition of NFL rights in 1998.
—Joe Reedy, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024
Grail has been held separately since the reacquisition.
—Gerry Smith, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
Per a statement from the Department of the Interior and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the historic reacquisition includes a section of Fones Cliffs, a rocky outcropping on the east side of the Rappahannock River where Native people lived hundreds of years ago.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2022
The tribe's reacquisition of its land was made possible by the family of William Dodge Angle, who provided the funds necessary for the Chesapeake Conservancy to purchase the 465 acres and donate the fee title to the Rappahannock Tribe.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 2 Apr. 2022
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland joined the Rappahannock Tribe, Chesapeake Conservancy and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in honor of the tribe's historic reacquisition of roughly 465 acres at Fones Cliffs.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2022
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Mecca Pryor, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
The filing details various financial transactions, including the reacquisition of IQOS commercialization rights in the U.S. and the acquisition of a controlling interest in United Tobacco Company in Egypt.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2025
In recent weeks, the incoming president has ruffled foreign leaders by proposing potential additions to the U.S. through the purchase of Greenland and reacquisition of the Panama Canal.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
McManus was the driving force behind the network’s reacquisition of NFL rights in 1998.
—Joe Reedy, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024
Grail has been held separately since the reacquisition.
—Gerry Smith, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
Per a statement from the Department of the Interior and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the historic reacquisition includes a section of Fones Cliffs, a rocky outcropping on the east side of the Rappahannock River where Native people lived hundreds of years ago.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2022
The tribe's reacquisition of its land was made possible by the family of William Dodge Angle, who provided the funds necessary for the Chesapeake Conservancy to purchase the 465 acres and donate the fee title to the Rappahannock Tribe.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 2 Apr. 2022
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland joined the Rappahannock Tribe, Chesapeake Conservancy and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in honor of the tribe's historic reacquisition of roughly 465 acres at Fones Cliffs.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2022
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“Reacquisition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reacquisition. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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