agistment

a·gist·ment

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-jist-ment]
- /əˈdʒɪst mɛnt/
- /ˈeɪdʒɪstmənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-jist-ment]
- /əˈdʒɪst mɛnt/

Definitions of agistment word

noun agistment the act of agisting 3
noun agistment the fee charged for agisting 3
noun agistment the act of agisting. 1
noun agistment a contract or an agreement to agist. 1
noun agistment the fee paid or the profit made in agisting. 1
noun agistment The taking in by any one of other people's livestock to graze at a certain rate. 1

See all 8 definitions of agistment

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Origin of agistment

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15; agist + -ment

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Parts of speech for Agistment

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Agistment

agistment popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

agistment usage trend in Literature

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