ACCESSIONING - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

something added to what you already have

Example: the librarian shelved the new accessions; he was a new addition to the staff

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

(civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)

Example: the art collection grew through accession

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)

Example: Elizabeth's accession in 1558

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

the right to enter

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Noun

agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)

Example: accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent; assenting to the Congressional determination

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Verb

make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library