Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enforcement

/ɪnˈfoɹsm(ə)nt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.45 in modern English

Syllables: en-force-ment
IPA: /ɪnˈfoɹsm(ə)nt/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of enforcing; compulsion.

Uncountable

noun

A giving force to; a putting in execution.

Uncountable

noun

That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[M]en lyued ſimplye and innocentlye without inforcement of lawes, without quarellinge Judges and libelles, contente onely to ſatiſfie nature, without further vexation for knowledge of thinges to come."
"And as congressional Republicans were passing a very unpopular Trump agenda bill last month, Vice President JD Vance argued that its historic expansion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and new immigration enforcement provisions were so important that “everything else” was “immaterial.”"

Etymology

From Old French enforcement, see enforce + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: enforce

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˈfoɹsm(ə)nt/
British English: /ɪnˈfɔːsm(ə)nt/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

enforcements (plural) inforcement (alternative)

Derived Forms

antienforcement nonenforcement overenforcement proenforcement underenforcement

Phrases

civil enforcement officer code enforcement debt enforcement enforcement agent enforcement authority law enforcement

Rhymes With

endorsement reinforcement

Questions

How do you pronounce enforcement?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈfoɹsm(ə)nt/.
What does enforcement mean?: The act of enforcing; compulsion.
Where does enforcement come from?: From Old French enforcement, see enforce + -ment.

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