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Webster 1913 Edition

Emption

Emp′tion

,

Noun.

[L.

emptio

, fr.

emere

to buy.]

The act of buying.

[R.]

Arbuthnot.

Webster 1828 Edition

Emption

EMP'TION

,

Noun.

[L. emptio, from emo, to buy.] The act of buying; a purchasing. [Not much used.]

Definition 2024

emption

emption

English

Noun

emption ‎(uncountable)

(obsolete) The act of buying.
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