The absolute absorption cross sections of (CH3)(2)COO under a jet-cooled condition were measured via laser depletion to be (1.32 +/- 0.10) x 10(-17) cm(2) molecule(-1) at 308 nm and (9.6 +/- 0.8) x 10(-18) cm(2) molecule(-1) at 352 nm. The peak UV cross section is estimated to be (1.75 +/- 0.14) x 10(-17) cm(2) molecule(-1) at 330 nm, according to the UV spectrum of (CH3)(2)COO (Huang et al., 2015) scaled to the absolute cross section at 308 nm. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.