Obtainment
//əbˈteɪn.mənt// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of obtaining something; acquisition. countable, uncountable
"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."
- 2 the act of obtaining wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From obtain + -ment.
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