sustainment
sustainment noun: the act of sustaining something.
Noun
sustainment (countable and uncountable, plural sustainments)
- The act of sustaining something.
- Mary heard with sorrow, and fear also, of the projected journey; but the altered expression of Isabella's countenance was a great palliative—dreadful as it was that her husband should love another (and of that distressing fact it was impossible to doubt), his confidence was consoling; and her power...1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXVIII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 66
- Otherwise, the sustainment or creation of jobs is seriously imperiled.2009 January 5, “U.S. Labor Looks to Obama for Help”, in New York Times
- Synonyms:
- sustention
sustainment meaning in Tamil
sustainment in Tamil
- நீடிப்பு, தொடர்வு, ஆதரவு, ஊட்டம்
Synonyms of sustainment
Forms of sustainment
| plural | sustainments |
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Origin of sustainment
From sustain + -ment.
Questions about sustainment
- What does sustainment mean?
- Sustainment means the act of sustaining something.
- What is sustainment in Tamil?
- Sustainment in Tamil is நீடிப்பு, தொடர்வு, ஆதரவு. See Sustainment meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sustainment?
- Sustainment is a noun.
- What is the plural of sustainment?
- The plural of sustainment is sustainments.
Words near sustainment in the dictionary
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