ACQUISITIONS Antonyms

• the act of decreasing or reducing something

• any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

• the act of reducing complexity

• income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time

• a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket

• an amount or percentage deducted

• something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)

• reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)

• the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)

• the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise

• the power to use something or someone

• a method of tending to or managing the affairs of some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)

• the act or means of getting rid of something

• a kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage

• an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior

• the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division

• do without or cease to hold or adhere to

• be earlier in time; go back further

• lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime

• a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group

• an unintentional disclosure

• a television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards

• an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

• giving money or food or clothing to a needy person

• a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.

• the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.

• the act of giving something up

• withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

• the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away