Function: noun suffix
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin -mentum; akin to Latin -men, suffix denoting concrete result, Greek -mat-, -ma
1 a : concrete result, object, or agent of a (specified) action <embank ment > <entangle ment > b : concrete means or instrument of a (specified) action <entertain ment >
2 a : action : process <encircle ment > <develop ment > b : place of a (specified) action <encamp ment >
3 : state or condition resulting from a (specified) action <amaze ment >