Note: The word appears to have been coined as a euphemism to avoid the negative connotations of the word ``sell'', particularly for works donated by benefactors. The practise is justified as a means of acquiring funds for purchase of more valuable artworks. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
accession — [ aksesjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIe; lat. accessio I ♦ Le fait d accéder. 1 ♦ Vx Arrivée. 2 ♦ (XVIIIe; empr. angl.) Accession au trône, le fait d y monter. ⇒ avènement. 3 ♦ Fig. et mod. Le fait d accéder, d arriver (à un état, une situation) … Encyclopédie Universelle
accession — ac·ces·sion /ik se shən, ak / n 1: increase by something added; specif: the mode of acquiring property by which the owner of property (as a building, land, or cattle) becomes the owner of an addition by growth, improvement, increase, or labor 2:… … Law dictionary
Accession — (from Lat. accedere , to go to, to approach), in law, a method of acquiring property adopted from Roman law (see: accessio ), by which, in things that have a close connection with or dependence on one another, the property of the principal draws… … Wikipedia
Accession — • Method of acquiring ownership of a thing arising from the fact that it is in some way added to, or is the fruit of something already belonging to oneself Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Accession Accession … Catholic encyclopedia
Accession — Ac*ces sion, n. [L. accessio, fr. accedere: cf. F. accession. See {Accede}.] 1. A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined; as, a king s accession to a confederacy. [1913 Webster] 2. Increase by something added; that which is added;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Accession number — may mean: * Accession number (bioinformatics), a unique identifier given to a biological polymer sequence (DNA, protein) when it is submitted to a sequence database. * Accession number (library science), the sequential number given to each new… … Wikipedia
Accession of Poland to the European Union — took place in May 2004. Poland had been negotiation with the EU since 1989.With the fall of communism in 1989/1990 in Poland, Poland embarked on a series of reforms and changes in foreign policy, intending to join the EU and NATO, became… … Wikipedia
accession negotiations — European Union Accession negotiations relate to the adoption and implementation of the community acquis by candidate countries. Each country is judged on its own merits from the point of view of compliance with the accession criteria.… … Law dictionary
accession agreements — in the law of the European Union agreements concluded between the communities and states that are not member states, usually, in their terms, with a view to membership . They are not legally different from other agreements; it is the definition… … Law dictionary
accession — [n1] something that augments, adds to accretion, addition, augmentation, enlargement, extension, increase, increment, raise, rise; concepts 700,775 accession [n2] coming to power assumption, attainment, inauguration, induction, investment,… … New thesaurus
accession — [ak sesh′ən, əksesh′ən] n. [Fr < L accessio < accessus, ACCESS] 1. the act of coming to or attaining (a throne, power, etc.) [the accession of a new king] 2. assent; agreement 3. a) increase by addition b) an item adde … English World dictionary
