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.

—Jason Lieser

Examples of reacquisition in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ervin hopes next week to introduce an ordinance that would lay out how a city reacquisition would work. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026

Clarkson joins Landry Shamet, Jose Alvarado and Mohamed Diawara as Knicks’ summertime reacquisitions. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

The reacquisition also carries personal significance for the Laemmle family following the death of longtime leader Robert Laemmle in 2025. — City News Service, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026

The Astros do not have a clear position for Isaac Paredes, an All-Star last season, who was displaced at third base by the reacquisition of Carlos Correa. — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reacquisition

• abolition
• acquisition
• admonition
• ammunition
• apparition
• apposition
• coalition
• competition
• composition
• definition
• deglutition
• demolition