abandonnement

See also: abandonnément

French

Etymology

From abandonner (“to give up; to abandon”) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.bɑ̃.dɔn.mɑ̃/

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Noun

abandonnement m (plural abandonnements)

1. (dated) the act of giving up or surrendering when faced with something
2. (dated) Moral neglect
3. (dated) the act of abandoning; abandonment
4. (dated) the state resulting of such an act
5. (law) the transfer of goods or other values in a situation of indivision that allow all owners to receive their share

Usage notes

• In all but the legal sense, abandon is now used instead.

Further reading

• “abandonnement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.