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Definition abandonment

Etymology

From French abandonnement, from abandonner (“to abandon, relinquish”). abandonner was originally equivalent to mettre à bandon (“to leave to the jurisdiction, i.e. of another”), bandon being from Medieval Latin bandum, bannum (“order, decree, ban”) (See also English banns.)

Noun

abandonment (countable and uncountable, plural abandonments)

  1. The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [Late 16 century.]
  2. The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.
  3. An abandoned building or structure.
  4. (law) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author. [Early 19 century.]
  5. (law) The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against. [Early 19 century.]
  6. The cessation of service on a particular segment of the lines of a common carrier, as granted by a government agency.
  7. A refusal to receive freight so damaged in transit as to be worthless and render carrier liable for its value.
  8. The self-surrender to an outside influence. [Mid 19 century.]
  9. Abandon; careless freedom or ease; surrender to one's emotions. [Mid 19 century.]

Results 290 Words with the letters ABANDONMENT

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12 letter words with the letters ABANDONMENT ↑
ABANDONMENTS 22
11 letter words with the letters ABANDONMENT ↑
ABANDONMENT 21
7 letter words with the letters ABANDONMENT ↑
ABANDON 13
ABDOMEN 15
ADENOMA 12
AMOEBAN 14
ANDANTE 10
ANTENNA 10
BEADMAN 15
BOATMAN 14
BOATMEN 14
BONDMAN 16
BONDMEN 16
MADONNA 13
MANDATE 12
MONTANE 12
NONMEAT 12
6 letter words with the letters ABANDONMENT ↑
ABATED 10
ADNATE 8
AMEBAN 13
AMOEBA 12
ANADEM 11
ATONED 8
BADMAN 14
BADMEN 14
BANNED 12
BANNET 11
BANTAM 13
BATMAN 13
BATMEN 13
BEDAMN 14
BEMATA 12
BEMOAN 13
BOATED 10
BONNET 11
DAEMON 11
DONATE 8
ENTOMB 13
MAENAD 11
MANNAN 12
MANNED 12
MOANED 11
MOATED 10
NONMAN 12
NONMEN 12
OMENTA 10
TANDEM 11
TANNED 9
TENDON 9
TOMBED 13
5 letter words with the letters ABANDONMENT ↑
ABATE 8
ABEAM 11
ABODE 9
ABOMA 11
ADMAN 10
ADMEN 10
ADOBE 9
AMEBA 11
AMEND 10
AMENT 9
ANENT 7
ANODE 7
ANTAE 6
ANTED 7
ATMAN 9
ATONE 6
BAAED 9
BANED 10
BATED 9
BATON 9
BEANO 9
BENTO 9
BETON 9
BONED 10
BONNE 10
DAMAN 10
DEMOB 12
DEMON 10
DONNA 8
DONNE 8
MANED 10
MANNA 10
MANTA 9
MATED 9
MEANT 9
MENAD 10
MENTA 9
MONAD 10
MONDE 10
MONTE 9
NAMED 10
NOMAD 10
NOMEN 10
NONET 7
NOTED 7
OATEN 6
TAMED 9
TENON 7
TOMAN 9
TONED 7
TONNE 7
4 letter words with the letters ABANDONMENT ↑
ABED 8
ABET 7
AEON 5
AMBO 10
AMEN 8
ANNA 6
ANOA 5
ANON 6
ANTA 5
ANTE 5
ATMA 7
ATOM 7
BADE 8
BAND 9
BANE 8
BATE 7
BEAD 8
BEAM 10
BEAN 8
BEAT 7
BEMA 10
BEND 9
BENT 8
BETA 7
BOAT 7
BODE 8
BOND 9
BONE 8
BOTA 7
DAME 8
DAMN 9
DATA 5
DATE 5
DATO 5
DEAN 6
DEBT 8
DEMO 8
DENT 6
DOAT 5
DOME 8
DONA 6
DONE 6
DOTE 5
EBON 8
ETNA 5
MABE 10
MADE 8
MANA 8
MANE 8
MANO 8
MATE 7
MEAD 8
MEAN 8
MEAT 7
MEND 9
MENO 8
META 7
MOAN 8
MOAT 7
MODE 8
MOTE 7
NAAN 6
NABE 8
NADA 6
NAME 8
NANA 6
NEAT 5
NEMA 8
NEON 6
NODE 6
NOMA 8
NOME 8
NONA 6
NONE 6
NOTA 5
NOTE 5
ODEA 5
OMEN 8
TAME 7
TEAM 7
TEND 6
TOAD 5
TOEA 4
TOED 5
TOMB 10
TOME 7
TONE 5
3 letter words with the letters ABANDONMENT ↑
ABA 6
ABO 6
ADO 4
AMA 6
ANA 4
AND 5
ANE 4
ANT 4
ATE 3
BAA 6
BAD 7
BAM 9
BAN 7
BAT 6
BED 7
BEN 7
BET 6
BOA 6
BOD 7
BOT 6
DAB 7
DAM 7
DEB 7
DEN 5
DOE 4
DOM 7
DON 5
DOT 4
EAT 3
END 5
EON 4
ETA 3
MAD 7
MAE 6
MAN 7
MAT 6
MED 7
MEN 7
MET 6
MOA 6
MOB 9
MOD 7
MON 7
MOT 6
NAB 7
NAE 4
NAM 7
NAN 5
NEB 7
NET 4
NOB 7
NOD 5
NOM 7
NOT 4
OAT 3
OBA 6
OBE 6
ODA 4
ODE 4
ONE 4
TAB 6
TAD 4
TAE 3
TAM 6
TAN 4
TAO 3
TEA 3
TED 4
TEN 4
TOD 4
TOE 3
TOM 6
TON 4
2 letter words with the letters ABANDONMENT ↑
AA 2
AB 5
AD 3
AE 2
AM 5
AN 3
AT 2
BA 5
BE 5
BO 5
DA 3
DE 3
DO 3
ED 3
EM 5
EN 3
ET 2
MA 5
ME 5
MO 5
NA 3
NE 3
NO 3
OD 3
OE 2
OM 5
ON 3
TA 2
TO 2

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