"obtainment" meaning in English

See obtainment in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /əbˈteɪn.mənt/ Audio: en-us-obtainment.ogg Forms: obtainments [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪnmənt Etymology: From obtain + -ment. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|obtain|ment}} obtain + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} obtainment (countable and uncountable, plural obtainments)
  1. The act of obtaining something; acquisition. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (act of obtaining): acquirement, acquisition, procuration, procurement, obtainance Translations (that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept): obtention [feminine] (French)

Inflected forms

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