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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Emptionnoun
The act of purchasing; a purchase.
Etymology: emptio, Latin.
There is a dispute among the lawyers, whether Glaucus his exchanging his golden armour with the brazen one of Tydides, was emption or commutation. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.
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Emption
Emption refers to the act of buying or acquiring something, typically a product or service, in exchange for money or other forms of payment. It refers to the transaction or process of obtaining ownership or possession of a particular item or resource. It can also be used to describe the act of taking control or obtaining power over something.
Webster Dictionary
Emptionnoun
the act of buying
Etymology: [L. emptio, fr. emere to buy.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Emption
emp′shun, n. act of buying, purchase.—adj. Emp′tional. [L. emĕre, to buy.]
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pimento
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of emption in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of emption in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of emption in a Sentence
The beverage industry and their lobbying arm are doing this very similarly to what we saw in the pre-emption of tobacco control, once it's in the legislation, it's difficult to reverse.
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