GUMPTION


Meaning of GUMPTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgəm(p)-shən ]

noun

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1719

1. chiefly dialect : common sense , horse sense

2. : enterprise , initiative

lacked the gumption to try

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.