acquêt

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French acquest, from Old French aquest, from Vulgar Latin *acquaesitum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.kɛ/
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Noun

acquêt m (plural acquêts)

  1. acquisition
  2. profit; financial gain
  3. community property (goods obtained by the spouses during a marriage which become the property of both)

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