presentment
/pɹɪˈzɛntmənt/noun
presentment is spelled P-R-E-S-E-N-T-M-E-N-T: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, presentment means “A statement made on oath by a jury” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of presentment is presentments.
How many letters and syllables are in presentment?
| Letters | 11: P-R-E-S-E-N-T-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is presentment?
Presentment appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce presentment?
- UK /pɹɪˈzɛntmənt/
Presentment has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-presentment.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of presentment
- presentments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does presentment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A statement made on oath by a jury.
In 1771, a grand jury presentment in Georgia revealed that "Slaves are permitted to rent houses …."
- 2
The notice taken by a grand jury of any offence from their own knowledge or observation, without any bill of indictment laid before them.
the presentment of a nuisance, a libel, etc.
- 3
A formal complaint submitted to a bishop or archdeacon.
- 4
The act of presenting something for acceptance; now specifically, presenting something (e.g. a bill or cheque) for payment.
- 5
archaicAn artistic representation; a picture.
- 6
Presentation of a performance, as of a play or work of music.
- 7
archaicThe aspect or form in which something presents itself; appearance.
- 8
The official notice (formerly required to be given in court) of the surrender of a copyhold estate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does presentment come from?
From Anglo-Norman presentment, presentement, Middle French presentement, corresponding to present + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).