established

[ih-stab-lisht]

adjective

1. founded, built, or brought into existence.

   The organization is getting ready to announce the first recipient of a newly established award recognizing outstanding service to the community.

2. settled or installed relatively permanently in a position, place, business, etc..

   The resort is a long established vacation destination with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality personal service to their guests.

3. proven valid or true.

   Knowledge about the venom of the spider that bit her is sparse, and there is no established treatment for it.

4. accepted or recognized.

   More recent research, however, contradicts the established narrative.

   Experimental psychology is an established field with a long history of research involving humans.

5. firm or settled in habit or condition.

   Her established dislike of poetry meant she rarely received it for review.

6. brought about, appointed, enacted, or ordained.

   Requirements include being covered by federally established health insurance, such as Medicare or Medicaid.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of establish.

Other Word Forms

• quasi-established adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of established¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; establish ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; establish ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Strategy on Monday also said it established the reserve of U.S. dollars to support dividends on its preferred stock and interest on debt.

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"Ionic Industries was established to commercialize innovations such as these and we are now making commercial quantities of these graphene materials," said Dr. Aitchison.

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The company also said it had established a $1.44 billion U.S. dollar reserve “to support the payment of dividends on its preferred stock and interest on its outstanding indebtedness.”

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The company said it had established a $1.44 billion reserve in U.S. dollars “to support the payment of dividends on its preferred stock and interest on its outstanding indebtedness.”

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While buying stakes from existing startup investors seeking liquidity is well established in the U.S.,

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Related Words

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• incorporated 
• initiated 
• organized 
• ratified 
• set up 
• settled