establishment

noun

i-ˈsta-blish-mənt How to pronounce establishment (audio)
Definition of establishmentnext
1
as in place
a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business one of the best dining establishments in the city

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2
as in company
a commercial or industrial activity or organization new business establishments sprang up all over in the postwar boom

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as in institution
a public organization with a particular purpose or function the proposed change in pollution standards was opposed by environmental establishments across the board

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as in facility
a structure that is designed and built for a particular purpose the city boasts a host of outstanding medical establishments

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Recent Examples of establishment Downtown recovery At 90 years old, Harrington’s Bar and Grill is the youngest establishment on a block of old-school watering holes in San Francisco’s Financial District. — Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2025 And like much of the city’s Democratic establishment, the unions appear more interested in making amends than antagonizing a famously sharp-elbowed leader who could have influence over city contracts and other priorities. — Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 The announcement follows the recent establishment of the Achievement in Casting Oscar, created in 2024 and beginning with next year’s 98th Academy Awards for films released in 2025. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025 The iconic venue, known as one of the most popular establishments in the Dominican Republic, was hosting more than 300 attendees when the roof gave way, trapping dozens beneath the rubble. — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for establishment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for establishment
  1. place
  2. company
  3. institution
  4. facility
  5. firm
  6. institute
  7. house
  8. group
Noun
  • The Lesotho Communications Authority said the license would be in place for 10 years.
    — John Bacon, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Beloved at-home mani brand Olive & June offers tab press-on options—think of them as a much stronger double-sided tape that secures your faux nail in place.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of place
Noun
  • Open for just 24 hours, starting April 24, the project is meant to humanize the harms of social media use among young children and call for governments and private companies to act urgently to protect online spaces for young users.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Reinsurers — essentially the insurance companies for insurance companies — are also reluctant to back riskier fields.
    — Joseph T. Monahan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
Definition of company
Noun
  • More recently, stablecoins have become more appealing to institutions aiming to transfer value, particularly in dollars, across the globe more cheaply and efficiently outside the traditional financial system.
    — Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
  • In the happiest cases, a company could establish long-term funding relationships and receive predictable year-in, year-out operating support, thus becoming an institution, which could, in turn, offer its own new-work labs and programs.
    — Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2025
Definition of institution
Noun
  • The Preakness will relocate to nearby Laurel Park in 2026 while the new facility is built.
    — Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Their campus spans over 10 miles (16 kilometers) of Utah desert, northwest of Promontory, with two central hubs of facilities.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Definition of facility
Noun
  • The firm’s team includes analysts from leading tech private equity firms, engineers, operating partners – former technology CEOs and COOs.
    — Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Tech company executives, including Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerburg of Meta and Google CEO Sundar Pichai have been criticized for their firms' donations to Trumps inauguration fund and for taking meetings with Trump and his allies.
    — Alana Wise, NPR, 19 Apr. 2025
Definition of firm
Noun
  • After pushback from the university — the institute’s projects included work to reduce health care disparities between rural and urban areas — the NIH restored its grant March 29.
    — Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
  • But the creature the institute caught on video was a footlong juvenile.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Definition of institute
Noun
  • Siba said the security forces inspected the document, searched the house for weapons and, finding none, told the family to remain inside.
    — Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The home was featured on Zillow Gone Wild, a Facebook page that highlights unique house listings all over the country, and people were … well … impressed?
    — TJ Macias, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
Definition of house
Noun
  • When asked about Jackson being turned away from the event, Nettles responded that every candidate should have the opportunity to participate, but at the same time should respect the rules of the group organizing the candidate forums.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2025
  • However, after this portion’s absence from the livestream was noted by NME, the group noted that this instance wasn’t the only part of their set that was removed from the broadcast.
    — Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of group

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