acquirable
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ac·quire
 (ə-kwīr′)tr.v. ac·quired, ac·quir·ing, ac·quires
1. To gain possession of: acquire 100 shares of stock.
2. To get by one's own efforts: acquire proficiency in math.
3. To gain through experience; come by: acquired a growing dislike of television sitcoms.
4. To locate (a target) with an aiming device or a tracking system, such as radar.
[Middle English acquere, from Old French aquerre, from Latin acquīrere, to add to : ad-, ad- + quaerere, to seek, get.]
ac·quir′a·ble adj.
ac·quir′er n.
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| Adj. | 1. |  acquirable - capable of being acquired available - obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service; "kept a fire extinguisher available"; "much information is available through computers"; "available in many colors"; "the list of available candidates is unusually long" |
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acquirable
adjectiveCapable of being obtained or used:
Idioms: on hand, to be had.
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