Overview of noun accession

The noun accession has 6 senses

• accession -- (a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group); "the art collection grew through accession")


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


• accession, addition -- (something added to what you already have; "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff")


• accession, assenting -- (agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional determination")


• entree, access, accession, admission, admittance -- (the right to enter)


• accession, rise to power -- (the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne); "Elizabeth's accession in 1558")

Overview of verb accession

The verb accession has 1 sense

• accession -- (make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library)