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Definition attachment in British English

attachment noun

noun
/əˈtætʃmənt/
1

a special tool that you can fix to a machine or piece of equipment to make it do a particular job

Example

The hallway leads to a bathroom with bath and shower attachment.

Synonyms and related words
attachment bit blade
2

something you send with a letter, contract, or other document to give extra information

Synonyms and related words
amendment annexe a purple passage
2.1

a computer file that you send with an email

Synonyms and related words
address ASCII art attach
3

a feeling of loving or liking a person very much

Example

She formed no close attachments during her time in Paris.

Example

He felt a particular attachment to his father's family.

Synonyms and related words
love respect passion
Example

Scottish firms need to lose their attachment to Scotland to succeed.

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liking affection taste
4

the process of fixing one thing to another

Example

The filter has suckers for attachment to the side of the tank.

Synonyms and related words
combination integration assembly
5

the process of taking money or property from someone as payment of a debt

Example

The judgment debtor can seek an attachment of earnings order from the court.

Synonyms and related words
go off with seize rob
Definition attachment in British English