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devolvements

devolvements is the plural of devolvement.

Meaning of devolvement

Noun

devolvement (countable and uncountable, plural devolvements)

  1. The act or process of devolving.
    Synonyms:
    devolution
    1. (India) A process whereby if an investment issue is undersubscribed, an underwriter is required to subscribe to the remaining shares; the outstanding unsubscribed amount devolves onto the underwriter.

Questions about devolvements

What is devolvements the plural of?
Devolvements is the plural of devolvement.

Words near devolvements in the dictionary

  1. devolve
  2. devolved
  3. devolvee
  4. devolvees
  5. devolvement
  6. devolvements
  7. devolver
  8. devolvers
  9. devolves
  10. devolveth
  11. devolving

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Adapted from Wiktionary: devolvements (page history and authors); devolvement (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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