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The antonyms for acquisition is loss and the such like found on here.

However 'loss' and the such like do not capture the full scope that needs to be reflected in this context. It need to be able to encapsulate loss, sold, broken... The idea of an object/item going out of my ownership, rather than an object/item coming into my ownership, which acquisition does a quite good job at.

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In a business context the opposite to an acquisition would be a disposal, which can be used to describe items that are sold or otherwise got rid of.

I would expect a "disposal form" to be used to document items leaving a person or business's ownership, with a field to categorise whether it was donated, sold, lost, stolen, etc.

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  • Within the context of the problem that make perfect sense. Thank you.
    – user275805
    Commented Jan 11, 2018 at 13:55
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The appropriate antonym for acquisition in the business world is divestiture or divestment. Similar to disposal but lacks the "associated with garbage" connotation that this word conjures.

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In the museum world, the word "deaccession" covers loss by any means, and is tracked in order to accurately account for a collection. This might be the right fit for your needs.

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