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obtainments

obtainments is the plural of obtainment.

Meaning of obtainment

Noun

obtainment (countable and uncountable, plural obtainments)

  1. 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.1909, “Why Foolscap Paper Was So Called”, in Notions and Fancy Goods, volume 43, page 30

Questions about obtainments

What is obtainments the plural of?
Obtainments is the plural of obtainment.

Words near obtainments in the dictionary

  1. obtainers
  2. obtainest
  3. obtaineth
  4. obtaining
  5. obtainment
  6. obtainments
  7. obtains
  8. obtect
  9. obtected
  10. obtectomeran
  11. obtectomerans

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