A numbered series of aphorisms, guidelines, and principles that provided the foundation of business philosophy in Ferengi culture. There are at least 285 of them.
Some examples of Rules of Acquisition include:
Rule of Acquisition #22: A wise man can hear profit in the wind
Rule of Acquisition #34: War is good for business
Rule of Acquisition #47: Don't trust a man wearing a better suit than your own
Rule of Acquisition #98: Every man has his price
Rule of Acquisition #22: A wise man can hear profit in the wind
Rule of Acquisition #34: War is good for business
Rule of Acquisition #47: Don't trust a man wearing a better suit than your own
Rule of Acquisition #98: Every man has his price
by IrishCreem January 14, 2019
Get the Rules of Acquisition mug.A media & software hoarder. A person who's bandwidth, storage space, and desire to acquire intellectual property greatly exceed their ability or availability to enjoy even a small percentage of it.
Not to be confused with the typical obsessive collector: the acquisitionist distinguishes his or herself by having enough media to require several human lifetimes to even watch / play / listen to it all.
Not to be confused with the typical obsessive collector: the acquisitionist distinguishes his or herself by having enough media to require several human lifetimes to even watch / play / listen to it all.
Maxwell: Hey Jorge, want to come over to my house and hang out? I just bought five new terabyte drives and I've already loaded them up with 1000 new movies, the entire N64, PS1, PS2 and Game Cube catalogs, the Virgin music catalog, and 10,000 hours of porn.
Jorge: Ok, I guess that might be alright. Hey how's your daughter doing? I hear she's started walking?
Maxwell: I wouldn't actually know; I'm an acquisitionist now; I tend to spend every waking hour downloading.
Jorge: Look, I've got to be somewhere.
Jorge: Ok, I guess that might be alright. Hey how's your daughter doing? I hear she's started walking?
Maxwell: I wouldn't actually know; I'm an acquisitionist now; I tend to spend every waking hour downloading.
Jorge: Look, I've got to be somewhere.
by malarky2020 October 19, 2009
Get the acquisitionist mug.Employing non-traditional means of possession. Including but not limited to, theft, extortion and ground scores.
"Honey I think our son is involved in a stereo-theft ring"
"Nonsense dear, Billy explained that he got all this fancy stuff through Alternative Acquisition."
"Nonsense dear, Billy explained that he got all this fancy stuff through Alternative Acquisition."
by Mike A.N January 15, 2010
Get the Alternative Acquisition mug.Formerly known as "trash picking." Used to indicate you've gone through someone else's trash to decorate your own home.
by melicia May 20, 2004
Get the curbside acquisition mug.by calvin April 18, 2005
Get the acquisition mug.The early stages of a relationship whereby one or both parties show only their desirable qualities. They fail to disclose their flaws, true personalities, and true desires in order to be accepted, loved, and taken to the next stage of a relationship.
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Get the Acquisition phase mug.Noun. A disorder that compels ukulele players to continuously purchase new ukuleles in a desperate attempt to find perfection often characterized by uke hunts online.
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