| acquire | vt 1. gain by o’s skill, ability, effort, memperoleh: to ~ a skill, memperoleh kemahiran; to ~ a fortune, memperoleh kekayaan; 2. gain by o’s behaviour, action, mendapat: to ~ the nickname "dictator", mendapat gelaran "diktator"; ~ a taste for st, mula menggemari sst; ~ a reputation for st, menjadi terkenal krn sst; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| earn | vi memperoleh pendapatan: he hasn’t been ~ing since January, sejak Januari, dia tdk memperoleh sebarang pendapatan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| acquisitiveness | n sifat cenderung /memperoleh, menghimpunkan/ harta benda; (of mind ) sifat cenderung /menimba, memperoleh/ ilmu pengetahuan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| acquisitive | adj (bersifat) cenderung /memperoleh, menghimpunkan/ harta benda; (of mind) bersifat cenderung /menimba, memperoleh/ ilmu pengetahuan; an ~ /person, society/, /orang, masyarakat/ yg berkeinginan memiliki kebendaan; ~ instinct, naluri ingin milik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gross | vt memperoleh: it was an instant best-seller and ~ed almost $100,000 in the first year, dgn segera buku itu menjadi buku yg laris dan memperoleh $100,000 dlm tahun pertama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| attain | ~ to, (fml) a. (by deliberate effort) memperoleh: to ~ to wealth, memperoleh kekayaan; b. (by moral, intellectual effort) mencapai: to ~ to perfection, mencapai kesempurnaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gain | vt 1. acquire, obtain, mendapat, [sometimes memperoleh]; (with pers pron) menyebabkan [sso] mendapat [sst]: he ~ed a large sum of money out of the deal, dia mendapat jumlah wang yg banyak drpd urus janji itu; there is nothing to be ~ed by rudeness, kita tdk mendapat apa-apa pun dgn berlaku biadab; to ~ valuable experience, memperoleh pengalaman yg tdk ternilai; to ~ knowledge, memperoleh pengetahuan; to try to ~ so’s sympathy, cuba mendapatkan simpati; to ~ an advantage over o’s competitor, dia mendapat kelebihan utk mengatasi saingannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| blank | draw a ~, tdk /mencapai, mendapat, memperoleh/ apa-apa hasil, tdk berhasil sama sekali: the investigation into the kidnapping drew a ~, penyiasatan ttg penculikan itu tdk mencapai apa-apa hasil; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| earn | vt 1. obtain, mendapat, memperoleh: he ~s a salary of $1,000 a month, dia mendapat gaji $1,000 sebulan; to ~ $500 in fees, mendapat bayaran $500; 2. yield, menghasilkan: these shares are expected to ~ $300 a year, saham-saham ini dijangka akan menghasilkan $300 setahun; 3. deserve, /sewajarnya, sepatutnya, selayaknya/ mendapat: he did not ~ that promotion, tdk sewajarnya dia mendapat kenaikan pangkat itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| enjoy | d. (life) menikmati, merasai nikmat: to ~ life, merasai nikmat hidup; 2. have as advantage or benefit, (income, right, privilege, trust) mendapat, memperoleh; (standard of living, prosperity, etc) menikmati: she ~s a good income from her inheritance, dia memperoleh pendapatan yg banyak drpd harta pusakanya; he ~s our complete trust, dia mendapat kepercayaan kami sepenuhnya; ~ good health, sihat; ~ /little, great/ success, /tdk berapa, sangat/ berjaya: as a writer, he ~s little success, sbg penulis, dia tdk berapa berjaya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |