Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

775. Acquisition — N. acquisition; gaining &c v.; obtainment;

procuration†, procurement; purchase, descent, inheritance; gift &c 784. recovery, retrieval, revendication†, replevin [Law], restitution &c 790; redemption, salvage, trover [Law]. find, trouvaille†, foundling. gain, thrift; money-making, money grubbing; lucre, filthy lucre, pelf; loaves and fishes, the main chance; emolument &c (remuneration) 973. profit, earnings, winnings, innings, pickings, net profit; avails; income &c (receipt) 810; proceeds, produce, product; outcome, output; return, fruit, crop, harvest; second crop, aftermath; benefit &c (good) 618. sweepstakes, trick, prize, pool; pot; wealth &c 803. subreption [Fraudulent acquisition]; obreption†; stealing &c 791. V. acquire, get, gain, win, earn, obtain, procure, gather; collect &c (assemble) 72; pick, pickup; glean. find; come upon, pitch upon, light upon; scrape up, scrape together; get in, reap and carry, net, bag, sack, bring home, secure; derive, draw, get in the harvest. profit; make profit, draw profit, turn a quick profit; turn to profit, turn to account; make capital out of, make money by; obtain a return, reap the fruits of; reap an advantage, gain an advantage; turn a penny, turn an honest penny; make the pot boil, bring grist to the mill; make money, coin money, raise money; raise funds, raise the wind; fill one's pocket &c (wealth) 803. treasure up &c (store) 636; realize, clear; produce &c 161; take &c 789. get back, recover, regain, retrieve, revendicate†, replevy [Law], redeem, come by one's own. come by, come in for; receive &c 785; inherit; step into a fortune, step into the shoes of; succeed to. get hold of, get between one's finger and thumb, get into one's hand, get at; take possession, come into possession, enter into possession. be profitable &c adj.; pay, answer. accrue &c (be received) 785. Adj. acquiring, acquired &c v.; profitable, advantageous, gainful, remunerative, paying, lucrative. Phr. lucri causa [Lat.].