Definition of accession

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  • accession is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • accession is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • accession is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of accession

  • something added to what you already have (noun)

    Examples

    1. the librarian shelved the new accessions

    Synonyms

    1. addition
  • agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly) (noun)

    Examples

    1. accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent

    Synonyms

    1. assenting
  • the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne) (noun)

    Examples

    1. Elizabeth's accession in 1558

    Synonyms

    1. rise to power
  • the right to enter (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. access
    2. admission
    3. admittance
    4. entree
  • a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group) (noun)

    Examples

    1. the art collection grew through accession
  • (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement (noun)
  • make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library (verb)

See definition of accession in Merriam Webster