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Aneignung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • acquisition noun The act of getting or gaining something, especially when a company buys another business.
  • appropriation noun Money or resources officially set aside for a particular purpose, especially by a government.
  • attainment noun The act of reaching or achieving something through effort.

Senses

Aneignung is used for these senses in English:

  • acquisition The act or process of acquiring.
  • appropriation An act or instance of appropriating.
  • attainment The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort.

acquisition — full definition

  1. noun The act of getting or gaining something, especially when a company buys another business.
  2. noun Something that has been obtained or gained.

appropriation — full definition

  1. noun Money or resources officially set aside for a particular purpose, especially by a government.
  2. noun The act of taking something, often without permission, and using it as one's own.
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