Dictionary

obtainment en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əbˈteɪn.mənt/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English obtain Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English obtainment From obtain + -ment.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of obtaining something; acquisition.
   • From an old record it appears that Charles I. of England granted numerous monopolies for obtainment of money for his purposes, independently of the Parliamentary grants, among others the manufacture of paper. 1909, “Why Foolscap Paper Was So Called”, in Notions and Fancy Goods, volume 43, page 30:

Forms

Synonyms

procuration (act of obtaining) · acquisition (act of obtaining) · procurement (act of obtaining) · obtainance (act of obtaining) · acquirement (act of obtaining)

Translations (2)

es obtención (that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept) · fr obtention (that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept)