amendment
/əˈmɛndmənt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.38 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
In public bodies, any alteration made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion that adds, changes, substitutes, or omits.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
That which is added; that which is used to increase or supplement something.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Arrests and prosecutions intensified after Isis captured Mosul in June, but the groundwork had been laid by an earlier amendment to Jordan’s anti-terrorism law."
- "Almost half of MEPs wanted to remove the new provisions to expand the use of megatrucks but an amendment to do that failed to pass by just six votes."
- "The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition."
- "The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery."
- "a soil amendment"
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- American usage