acquisitive
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Synonyms for acquisitive
Synonyms
avaricious, avid, coveting, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, mercenary, moneygrubbing, rapacious
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Berkshire Bank has been one of New England’s most acquisitive banks in recent years. — BostonGlobe.com, "Bank’s top diversity executive launches an expansive to-do list," 13 Aug. 2019 Logan and his children grapple not only with the issue inherent in the show's title, but also fending off acquisitive rivals. — Brian Lowry, CNN, "'Succession' shows media dynasties are just families, only much worse," 11 Aug. 2019 And the hyper-acquisitive Broadcom was running low on options among chip makers. — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, "Broadcom Has Been Punished Enough," 31 Aug. 2018 The origins of General Electric ’s recent implosion go back, according to a canny financial observer, to the low-cost capital that Jack Welch’s star status secured for the acquisitive conglomerate during his tenure as CEO from 1981 through 2001. — Amar Bhidé, WSJ, "Stock-Market Volatility Can Be Good for the Economy," 24 Dec. 2018 The company bought German luggage brand Rimowa two years ago and passed up a chance to buy Italian fashion label Versace, which instead sold to acquisitive U.S. label Michael Kors in September. — Carol Ryan, WSJ, "Louis Vuitton’s Owner Takes the Grand Tour," 14 Dec. 2018 No sooner is the apple of my acquisitive eye safely in my apartment but the little voice inside me begins to whisper doubts. — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, "Refund Policy: One Vogue Writer Is a Compulsive Returner, the Other Keeps Absolutely Everything," 18 July 2018 In addition, the firm has been acquisitive even outside of bankruptcy court, recently acquiring Nautica’s brand from VF Corp. Authentic has added on debt in recent years to make these deals happen, and pay dividends to its stakeholders. — Lillian Rizzo, WSJ, "Nine West Assets to Be Sold to Authentic Brands for $340 Million," 11 June 2018 In an era of increasing foreign investment in the United States, few have been as acquisitive — or disruptive — as Masayoshi Son, the billionaire Japanese founder of SoftBank. — Landon Thomas Jr., New York Times, "T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Would Give Japan’s SoftBank Bigger Foothold in U.S.," 29 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'acquisitive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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