-ment

American  

1. a suffix of nouns, often concrete, denoting an action or resulting state (abridgment; refreshment ), a product (fragment ), or means (ornament ).

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-ment British  

suffix

1. indicating state, condition, or quality

   enjoyment

2. indicating the result or product of an action

   embankment

3. indicating process or action

   management

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Etymology

Origin of -ment

< French < Latin -mentum, suffix forming nouns, usually from verbs

Example Sentences

“Most travelers will never know the name of the bus that took them from the airport to the hotel, or that it was paid for 60 days ago and their hotel was paid for a while ago,” said Jeff Ment, a travel industry lawyer.

From New York Times

Contemplating this turn of events, Spieth did a set of exercises expressing his puzzlement, bafflement and also what-in-hell’ment.

From Golf Digest

It needed a little loosening up, a better recognition that all move- ment was dance.

From The Verge

Re“tire”ment: So much free time now!

From Washington Post

Team U.S.A. won gold in the 2017 Bocuse d’Or and is sponsored by the Ment’or BKB Foundation run by Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller and Jérôme Bocuse, the son of Paul Bocuse, who founded the contest.

From New York Times