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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1644}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /əˈd͡ʒʌst.mənt/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fr|ajustement]] (Old French [[m|fro|ajostement]]) or a native formation from [[adjust]] and [[-ment]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The process of adjusting, setting right or arranging: 1644 in the OED and Merriam-Webster, the 1640s in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The state of being adjusted or put in order is from 1689,^(OED 1989) and a means by which things are adjusted from 1736.^(OED 1989) In commerce, the settlement of shares in a loss or claim is from about 1670.^(OED 1989) A small correction or change is in modern dictionaries.^(AHD)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1644 – the process of adjusting.^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1670 – settlement of a claim.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1689 – the state of being adjusted.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1736 – a means of adjusting.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The act of adjusting, or the state of being adjusted; a small change or [[correction]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A device or control for adjusting something.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The settlement of a [[debt]] or insurance claim.^(AHD)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[adjustmental]]

+ * [[self-adjustment]]

+ * [[adjustment disorder]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[adjustable]]

+ * [[adjuster]]

+ * [[adjust]]

+ * [[just]]

+ * [[juxtapose]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}