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Thrifty :: Thrifty (superl.) Thriving by industry and frugality; prosperous in the acquisition of worldly goods; increasing in wealth; as, a thrifty farmer or mechanic..

Cost :: Cost (v. t.) To require to be given, expended, or laid out therefor, as in barter, purchase, acquisition, etc.; to cause the cost, expenditure, relinquishment, or loss of; as, the ticket cost a dollar; the effort cost his life..

Acquest :: Acquest (n.) Acquisition; the thing gained.

War :: War (n.) A contest between nations or states, carried on by force, whether for defence, for revenging insults and redressing wrongs, for the extension of commerce, for the acquisition of territory, for obtaining and establishing the superiority and dominion of one over the other, or for any other purpose; armed conflict of sovereign powers; declared and open hostilities..

Acquisition :: Acquisition (n.) The act or process of acquiring.

Purchase :: Purchase (v. t.) Acquisition of lands or tenements by other means than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement..

Acquisition :: Acquisition (n.) The thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain; as, learning is an acquisition..

Profit :: Profit (n.) Acquisition beyond expenditure; excess of value received for producing, keeping, or selling, over cost; hence, pecuniary gain in any transaction or occupation; emolument; as, a profit on the sale of goods..

Joy :: "Joy (n.) The passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; pleasurable feelings or emotions caused by success, good fortune, and the like, or by a rational prospect of possessing what we love or desire; gladness; exhilaration of spirits; delight..

Get :: Get (v. i.) To make acquisition; to gain; to profit; to receive accessions; to be increased.

Make :: Make (v. t.) To gain, as the result of one's efforts; to get, as profit; to make acquisition of; to have accrue or happen to one; as, to make a large profit; to make an error; to make a loss; to make money..

Gain :: Gain (v. t.) The obtaining or amassing of profit or valuable possessions; acquisition; accumulation.

Studious :: Studious (a.) Given to study; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books; as, a studious scholar..

Money-making :: Money-making (n.) The act or process of making money; the acquisition and accumulation of wealth.

Getting :: Getting (n.) The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.

Erudition :: Erudition (n.) The act of instructing; the result of thorough instruction; the state of being erudite or learned; the acquisitions gained by extensive reading or study; particularly, learning in literature or criticism, as distinct from the sciences; scholarship..

Vail :: Vail (n.) An unexpected gain or acquisition; a casual advantage or benefit; a windfall.

Inheritance :: Inheritance (n.) Possession; ownership; acquisition.

Tulipomania :: Tulipomania (n.) A violent passion for the acquisition or cultivation of tulips; -- a word said by Beckman to have been coined by Menage.

Learning :: Learning (n.) The acquisition of knowledge or skill; as, the learning of languages; the learning of telegraphy..

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