Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aval

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: aval
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A financial guarantee by a third party to assume the burden of a debt, especially a bill of exchange in the event of default.

adj

Of, related to, or characteristic of a grandparent.

noun

Synonym of flattened rice.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Sosrodihardjo found it hard to support his children, and the young Sukarno was sent to stay with his grandmother […] Believing that the boy had supernatural powers of healing, she put him to licking the afflicted parts of ailing villagers, and decided that he would be a clairvoyant. But alas for aval ambitions; Sukarno turned out to be a visionary of quite a different sort."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a French àabbr.? French valoirabbr.? French avalbor. English aval Borrowed from French aval.

Word Breakdown

Root: അവൽ, அவல்
Suffix: la:avus

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

avals (plural)

Synonyms

flattened rice grandparental

Questions

What does aval mean?: A financial guarantee by a third party to assume the burden of a debt, especially a bill of exchange in the event of default.
Where does aval come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a French àabbr.? French valoirabbr.? French avalbor. English aval Borrowed from French aval.

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