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Plural of establishment

regular plural

The plural of establishment is establishments.

Forms of establishment

Singularestablishment /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/
Pluralestablishments
Countablecountable and uncountable

Establishments in a sentence

  • Even at more seemingly conventional Hot 50 establishments, tongue-in-chic ingredients are becoming de rigueur.2015 August 21, Necia Wilden, “Hot 50 list of Australia's best restaurants revealed”, in The Australian. From the entry tongue-in-chic
  • This relationship had become deeply embedded in the commercial, media, political, and military establishments of our country.2011, Jimmy Carter, White House Diary, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 281. From the entry P.R.C.
  • In the wake of the gayola scandal Mayor Christopher launched an offensive against homosexual drinking establishments.2006, Journal of the History of Sexuality. From the entry gayola
  • These rooms are found in multiunit, multistory buildings that usually have commercial establishments at street level.1988 June 10, David Fremon, “Single-room housing: Can not-for-profit developers turn the tide?”, in Chicago Reader. From the entry multiunit
  • Don Hanover's antiseptic models, dredged out of the gay community's most looksist and dehumanizing establishments.1977 April 30, Cha Cha Heels, “Antiseptic Mannequins”, in Gay Community News, page 4. From the entry looksist

Meaning of establishment

  1. noun The act or process of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.
  2. noun The state of being established, founded, etc.; fixed state.
  3. noun That which is established; as a form of government, a permanent organization, business or force, or the place where one is permanently fixed for residence.

Full definition of establishment

Questions about the plural of establishment

What is the plural of establishment?
The plural of establishment is establishments.
Is establishment countable?
Establishment is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: establishment (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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