obtainment

noun

Definition of obtainmentnext
as in accession
something added to an existing supply moving required that we sort through the mountain of obtainments that comes from living in the same house for 30 years

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  1. accession
  2. acquisition
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  • The 2026 Commonwealth Games are the first to be held since the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the accession of King Charles III as Head of the Commonwealth.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 24 July 2026
  • Albania became a candidate for European Union accession the following year.
    — Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
Definition of accession
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  • To keep the pipeline project moving forward, council members authorized allocating up to $325,000 from the city's Water and Wastewater Savings Account specifically for easement acquisitions related to the project.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 July 2026
  • That’s even more true following the Boyd Thermal acquisition , which added liquid‑cooling technology to its portfolio to complement its power solutions.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 26 July 2026
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“Obtainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obtainment. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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