Establishment Definition

ĭ-stăblĭsh-mənt
establishments
noun
establishments
An establishing or being established.
Webster's New World
The condition or fact of being established.
American Heritage
A thing established, or set up; specif., a place of business.
A coalition of downtown dining establishments.
Webster's New World
An established social order, as:
American Heritage

The state of being established, founded, etc.; fixed state.

The firm celebrated twenty years since their establishment by updating their look.
Wiktionary
Antonyms:
idiom
the Establishment
  • the dominant group or forces of a society or nation, characterized esp. by opposition to change
  • the ruling inner circle or dominant group of any field of endeavor, organization, institution, etc.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Establishment

Noun

Singular:
establishment
Plural:
establishments

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Establishment

  • the Establishment

Origin of Establishment

  • Old French establissement, (Modern French établissement) from the verb establir.

    From Wiktionary

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