reacquire

/ ˌriːəˈkwaɪə /

verb

1. to get or gain (something) again which one has owned

Example Sentences

Among the recipients were the Hoopa Valley Tribe, which received funding to help reacquire about 10,300 acres of their lands in the Klamath River watershed that were formerly being managed by a timber trust.

From Los Angeles Times

Talks with Pat Shanahan, a former Boeing executive, are on hold because he now leads Spirit Aerosystems — the company that made the faulty part on the ill-fated Alaska Airlines plane, and which Boeing wants to reacquire, The Journal reports.

From New York Times

Last month, to get control of the quality of its MAX fuselages, Boeing announced its intent to reacquire Spirit, which Boeing divested two decades ago in an ill-fated effort to outsource costs.

From Seattle Times

The Kraken really need to reacquire some fan interest that fell off a cliff this spring.

From Seattle Times

Karen Salinas, who leads outreach at nonprofit REACH, said encampment removals can lead to mental breakdowns in public or theft as people try to reacquire belongings they lost.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• achieve
• attain
• gain
• reach
• recapture
• reclaim
• recoup
• recover
• retake
• return to
• take back
• win back