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OBTAINMENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does obtainment mean?
• OBTAINMENT (noun)
The noun OBTAINMENT has 1 sense:
1. the act of obtaining
Familiarity information: OBTAINMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of obtaining
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
obtainment; obtention
Hypernyms ("obtainment" is a kind of...):
acquiring; getting (the act of acquiring something)
Derivation:
obtain (come into possession of)
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