obtention

1 9.9

Getting something by doing certain things

noun
/əbˈtɛnʃən/

: obtención

obtention of necessary permits can be a lengthy process for new businesses.

Examples

obtention of a scholarship allowed him to study abroad for a year.
obtention of rare minerals for industrial use is a challenging task.
Peasantry is viewed as a sui generis system of production with a rationality that guides productive decisions for the obtention of a culturally defined subsistence level, which cannot be measured by the common factor of money.

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Synonyms

acquisition

vsobtention

167 4.6

Getting something to own, often by buying, like a company or a painting

is the general act or process not limited to ownership cases

getting

vsobtention

42 1.0

An act of gaining something, like buying or receiving it

is a neutral formal term focusing on the whole process

obtainment

vsobtention

1 7.6

The act of getting something you need or want

is about an ongoing process rather than one single act

procurance

vsobtention

Archaic

9.9

Getting something, often by finding or buying it

is the broad act of taking something without legal emphasis

How Successful

attainment

7 4.7

obtention

1 9.9

attempt

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

obtention singular

obtentions plural

Morphology

obtention = obtain (transparent) = obtain + tion

A straightforward nominalization from the verb 'obtain' using the productive suffix '-tion', yielding 'the act or process of obtaining'.

Etymology

Obtention comes from Latin parts ob- 'toward' and tenere 'to hold', and it is the noun form of obtain. So, obtention means the 'act of getting and holding' something.