conversion
/kənˈvɝʒən/
Frequency: 4.24 in modern English
Meaning
noun
An extra point (or two) scored by kicking a field goal or carrying the ball into the end zone after scoring a touchdown.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
An online advertising performance metric representing a visitor performing whatever the intended result of an ad is defined to be.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Under the common law, the tort of the taking of someone's personal property with intent to permanently deprive them of it, or damaging property to the extent that the owner is deprived of the utility of that property, thus making the tortfeasor liable for the entire value of the property.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Living space in a part of a building that was previously uninhabitable, or the process of constructing such living space.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "His conversion to Christianity"
- "The conversion of the database from ASCII to Unicode"
- "Artificial conversion of water into ice."
- "Mike Follin […] also programmed the Spectrum version of The Sentinel (97%, Issue 40), and the excellent coin-op conversions Bubble Bobble (90%, Issue 45) and Bionic Commando (92%, Issue 53)."
- "the conversion of a horse"
- "Or bring my action of conversion / And trover for my goods."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: conversion, conversiō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kənˈvɝʒən/
- British English: /kənˈvɜːʃ(ə)n/