establishments
- 1Plural of establishment.
Health inspectors visited dozens of food establishments across the city last month.
The new ordinance affects gambling establishments throughout the state.
Note
A regular -s plural that does most of its work for the concrete meaning: things established, such as businesses, organizations, permanent forces or residences. Food establishments and gambling establishments are typical phrases, often in the language of inspectors and regulators. The abstract meanings (the act of establishing, the fixed state that results) and the ruling-class sense are far more often met in the singular.
establishments is a form of establishment
establishment, noun: Something that has been set up to last, such as a form of government, a permanent organization or business, or a fixed place of residence. Full entry
- Forms
- establishmentestablishments plural
- Spelling
- establishment → establishments: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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