assortment

American  

[uh-sawrt-muhnt] / əˈsɔrt mənt /

noun

1. the act of assorting; distribution; classification.

2. a collection of various kinds of things; a mixed collection.

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assortment British  

/ əˈsɔːtmənt /

noun

1. a collection or group of various things or sorts

2. the act of assorting

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Other Word Forms

• reassortment noun

Etymology

Origin of assortment

First recorded in 1605–15; assort + -ment

Example Sentences

Back then there had been many years of engagement between the generals and an assortment of UN envoys, exploring ways to end their pariah status and re-engage with the rest of the world.

From BBC

The recent pullback reflects an assortment of concerns, including about slowing iPhone sales in China, an uncertain artificial-intelligence strategy and soaring memory costs.

From MarketWatch

The recent pullback reflects an assortment of concerns, including about slowing iPhone sales in China, an uncertain artificial-intelligence strategy and soaring memory costs.

From MarketWatch

The company’s momentum carried into the fourth quarter with record sales over the holiday period, driven by demand for its winter product assortment, Wong said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Those often subtle changes to products’ appearance and assortment have arrived alongside broader — and more frequently discussed — plans to raise prices and efforts to shift manufacturing away from high-tariff countries like China.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• array
• collection
• combination
• hodgepodge
• jumble
• mishmash
• mixture
• selection
• sort