Acquire
Acquire verb - To come to have gradually.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Even know-it-all The Man Behind the Man Obito is left wondering when he had time to acquire the summoning contract.
Source: Asspull - The only guaranteed buyer for goods is an NPC Trader, whose contract costs 50 silver to acquire.
Source: Videogame / Wurm Online -
Still a bit strange, especially since you have to defeat them in battle to acquire them but the dialogue makes its clear its more of a contract than an actual owner-property relationship.
Source: Olympus Mons
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