Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

passdown

/ˈpæs(ˌ)daʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pass-down
IPA: /ˈpæs(ˌ)daʊn/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A transfer of information or responsibilities from one worker to another, especially between shifts.

Example Sentences

"My job as a chemical quality assurance lab technician is as follows: get passdown from previous technician about how the plant is running, prepare lab for my shift, receive samples every two hours, run tests, compute results, clean-up, give passdown to next technician."

Etymology

Nominalization of the phrasal verb pass down.

Inflected Forms

passdowns (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

handover

Questions

How do you pronounce passdown?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpæs(ˌ)daʊn/.
What does passdown mean?: A transfer of information or responsibilities from one worker to another, especially between shifts.
Where does passdown come from?: Nominalization of the phrasal verb pass down.

How to pronounce passdown

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