Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trade-unionize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
trade-u-nion-ize
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of unionize (“form workers into a trade union”).

Etymology

From trade union + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

trade-unionizes (present, singular) trade-unionizing (participle, present) trade-unionized (participle, past) trade-unionized (past)

Synonyms

Questions

What does trade-unionize mean?
Synonym of unionize (“form workers into a trade union”).
Where does trade-unionize come from?
From trade union + -ize.

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