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obtainment

/əbˈteɪn.mənt/

Rhymes with -eɪnmənt

noun obtainments

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.
Similar: acquirement, acquisition, procuration, procurement, obtainance

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noun that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept

Español	obtención
Français	obtention

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"obtainment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/obtainment. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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obtainment. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/obtainment

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"obtainment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/obtainment.

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@misc{obtainment_2026,
  title = {obtainment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/obtainment},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}