inurement

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noun

Custom, habituation; normal practice.

“Near-synonym: emolument”

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nouninurement (countable and uncountable, plural inurements)

plural inurements

  1. countableuncountableCustom, habituation; normal practice.

    Synonyms: inuredness, accustomedness, acclimation

  2. countableuncountableBenefit.

    Near-synonym: emolument

    1 more example

    In the US, the 501(c)(3) prohibition against "private inurement" within non-profit entities means that individuals within that organization may not receive excessive compensation or benefit from their employment or association, because such arrangements would contravene the supposed mission of the organization.

    Synonyms: emolument

  3. countableuncountablelawIn patent law, the doctrine that the work done by a person hired by an inventor to test a conception supports the right of that inventor to the resulting invention.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounCustom, habituation; normal practice.

nounBenefit.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inurement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inurement.

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