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enrichment

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[en-rich-muhnt] / ɛnˈrɪtʃ mənt /

noun

  • enrichments
    plural
  1. an act of enriching.

  2. the state of being enriched.

  3. something that enriches.

    the enrichments of education and travel.


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Etymology

Origin of enrichment

First recorded in 1620–30; enrich + -ment


Explanation

Enrichment makes something more meaningful, substantial, or rewarding. Enrichment improves something. Riches are valuable things, such as money, jewels, and gold. Similarly, enrichment is when something is made more valuable. A reading enrichment program improves education. When vitamins or nutrients are added to food, that's enrichment because it makes the food healthier. All types of enrichment are improvements; they leave things better than they were before. You can also say such enrichment has enriched your life.

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Last year, Boulder County, Colo., won a 5-2 ruling in the state Supreme Court that allowed its 2018 suit to proceed as a claim of a public nuisance, an unjust enrichment or a civil conspiracy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Nuclear programs leave physical signatures — materials, enrichment facilities and test sites.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

But in fact, just days before the raids began, Iran offered to suspend enriching its uranium for three years, to limit enrichment afterward to very low levels, and to allow international inspectors to verify compliance.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Since Centrus’s enrichment operations stopped in 2013, the U.S. government has been drawing down Cold War-era stockpiles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Hollander, a reading enrichment teacher, shaped her lessons around robust literature—her classes met in small groups and talked informally about what they had read.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

In a way, these enrichments help prevent that gummy texture I often find with too much high-protein flour.

From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2022

These enrichments help their “mental health,” he said.

From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2022

SAT-SUN See black bears and grizzly cubs, keeper chats, bear enrichments, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2019

She had reacted to manure and bone meal that were enrichments in bagged compost she had bought.

From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2018

First, by training her for leisure time, enrichments, and domestic mindlessness.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

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