the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act or process of obtaining; attainment.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of obtaining, procuring, or getting; attainment.
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n. the act of obtaining
Word Usage
"In a similar vein, large scale commercial operations heavily rely on fossil fuels in the obtainment of raw resources, haulage of them to manufacturing sites, production of finished products and transportation of merchandise to market."