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enrichment

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[en-rich-muhnt] / ɛnˈrɪtʃ mənt /

noun

  1. an act of enriching.

  2. the state of being enriched.

  3. something that enriches.

    the enrichments of education and travel.


Other Word Forms

  • self-enrichment noun

Etymology

Origin of enrichment

First recorded in 1620–30; enrich + -ment

Example Sentences

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First, he could capitulate to U.S. demands to halt Iran’s nuclear enrichment program.

From Salon

About 47% of Iranians want Tehran to halt uranium enrichment to prevent another war, while 36% want the program to continue, according to a November survey by Gamaan, a research group based in the Netherlands.

From The Wall Street Journal

But no matter: Their personal enrichment now leads them elsewhere.

From Salon

Mosbah has been charged with illicit enrichment, which is punishable by up to six years in prison, and money laundering, which comes with a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, Abed told AFP.

From Barron's

National Security Agency on a sabotage project called Stuxnet that was later revealed to have infiltrated an Iranian nuclear enrichment facility in 2010.

From The Wall Street Journal