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)

Further reading

• “acquêt”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.