attainment
noun
at·tain·ment
ə-ˈtān-mənt 
1
2
: something attained : accomplishment
His scientific attainments are well known.
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Examples of attainment in a Sentence
She values educational attainment above all else.
Her scientific attainments have made her quite well-known in the field of biology.
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Additionally, nonprofit teams should measure long-term community impact, such as poverty rates, educational attainment rates, employment rates and so forth.
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Felida Villarreal, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Palmer’s analysis of sales data shows home purchases were distributed in neighborhoods that traditionally see low mortgage attainment opportunities, like much of the city’s upper east side.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2024
That’s where the one big list was split into subgroups based on these different characteristics, such as party affiliation, voting frequency, gender, race or ethnicity, income or educational attainment.
—Camille Mumford, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
Lerman’s studies of labor markets over the past four decades have convinced him that academic attainment and test scores bear little relation to the skills that employers need, especially for mid-level technical jobs.
—Michael Bernick, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Felida Villarreal, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Palmer’s analysis of sales data shows home purchases were distributed in neighborhoods that traditionally see low mortgage attainment opportunities, like much of the city’s upper east side.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2024
That’s where the one big list was split into subgroups based on these different characteristics, such as party affiliation, voting frequency, gender, race or ethnicity, income or educational attainment.
—Camille Mumford, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
Lerman’s studies of labor markets over the past four decades have convinced him that academic attainment and test scores bear little relation to the skills that employers need, especially for mid-level technical jobs.
—Michael Bernick, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Attainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attainment. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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attainment
noun
at·tain·ment
ə-ˈtān-mənt
1
: the act of attaining : the state of being attained
2
: something attained : accomplishment
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