ESTABLISHMENT
\ɪstˈablɪʃmənt], \ɪstˈablɪʃmənt], \ɪ_s_t_ˈa_b_l_ɪ_ʃ_m_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of ESTABLISHMENT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.
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The state of being established, founded, and the like; fixed state.
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That which is established; as: (a) A form of government, civil or ecclesiastical; especially, a system of religion maintained by the civil power; as, the Episcopal establishment of England. (b) A permanent civil, military, or commercial, force or organization. (c) The place in which one is permanently fixed for residence or business; residence, including grounds, furniture, equipage, etc.; with which one is fitted out; also, any office or place of business, with its fixtures; that which serves for the carrying on of a business; as, to keep up a large establishment; a manufacturing establishment.
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The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.
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The state of being established, founded, and the like; fixed state.
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That which is established; as: (a) A form of government, civil or ecclesiastical; especially, a system of religion maintained by the civil power; as, the Episcopal establishment of England. (b) A permanent civil, military, or commercial, force or organization. (c) The place in which one is permanently fixed for residence or business; residence, including grounds, furniture, equipage, etc.; with which one is fitted out; also, any office or place of business, with its fixtures; that which serves for the carrying on of a business; as, to keep up a large establishment; a manufacturing establishment.
By Noah Webster.
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The act of placing on a sure basis; settlement; a place of residence or business; a business or household.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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The act of establishing; that which is established; a residence or place of business; an organization.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. Act of establishing;—state of being established; — settlement; fixed; state;—confirmation; ratification;— form of government; ordinance; regulation;— military force or garrison;— commercial agency; place of business; depot; —stated income ; fixed allowance; style of living;—in England, the Episcopalian form of religion;—in Scotland, the Presbyterian church sanctioned by the state.
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Settlement, fixed state; settled regulation, form, model; allowance, income, salary.
By Thomas Sheridan
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