attainment
noun
at·tain·ment
ə-ˈtān-mənt 
1
2
: something attained : accomplishment
His scientific attainments are well known.
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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People with specific intracranial injuries had lower attainment in tertiary education than people with concussions.
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New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
And Performance Analysis: The key metrics that define business success—conversion rates, average sales price, quota attainment and more, require close management.
—Amit Ashkenazi, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Connecticut also ranks fifth in educational attainment and sixth in quality of education.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2025
The study also found that while urban areas showed higher adoption overall (18.2 percent versus 10.9 percent in rural areas), regions with lower educational attainment used AI writing tools more frequently (19.9 percent compared to 17.4 percent in higher-education areas).
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New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
And Performance Analysis: The key metrics that define business success—conversion rates, average sales price, quota attainment and more, require close management.
—Amit Ashkenazi, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Connecticut also ranks fifth in educational attainment and sixth in quality of education.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2025
The study also found that while urban areas showed higher adoption overall (18.2 percent versus 10.9 percent in rural areas), regions with lower educational attainment used AI writing tools more frequently (19.9 percent compared to 17.4 percent in higher-education areas).
—Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Attainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attainment. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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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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