Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

background-check

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables
back-ground-check
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To administer or execute a report on a person’s legal and criminal personal history.

Informal; Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

background-checks (present, singular) background-checking (participle, present) background-checked (participle, past) background-checked (past)

Questions

What does background-check mean?
To administer or execute a report on a person’s legal and criminal personal history.

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