Translations for acquisitive in the English»French Dictionary

acquisitive [Brit əˈkwɪzɪtɪv, Am əˈkwɪzədɪv] ADJ

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1. acquisitive person, society:

acquisitive

attaché aux biens de consommation

2. acquisitive FIN:

acquisitive company, conglomerate

qui a une politique agressive de rachat

Translations for acquisitive in the English»French Dictionary

acquisitive [əˈkwɪzətɪv, Am -ət̬ɪv] ADJ pej

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Studying the isolated central nervous system; a report on 35 years: more inquisitive than acquisitive. en.wikipedia.org

Acquisitive projective identification, where someone takes on the attributes of someone else. en.wikipedia.org

By following the same method, namely, deduction through collection, he divides the acquisitive art into "possession taking" and "exchanging goods", to which sophistry belongs. en.wikipedia.org

Travel sites aren't the only ones in an acquisitive mood. www.cnbc.com

This contributed to a huge change in the traditions, the sociolinguistic map, urbanisation and acquisitive power. en.wikipedia.org

And they're not supposed to sell just to fund the curatorial spending spree of some acquisitive person currently on the staff. www.wnyc.org

Greed, as such, became an acquisitive exercise that fell on the wrong side of this divide. www.theatlantic.com

Democracy depends on naval power; naval power in turn depends on the control of capital resources; ergo a democracy will tend to be aggressively acquisitive. 6. en.wikipedia.org

Activities are distinguished as conjunctive, protective, injurious, competitive, divulgative, gregarious, repetitive, initiative, acquisitive, selective; the social synergies as conformity, interdependence, cephalization, co-ordination, conscience, etc. en.wikipedia.org

In the 1990s, the company began an acquisitive growth strategy, purchasing an average of two competitors a year. en.wikipedia.org

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