Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

livestock

/ˈlaɪvstɑk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: live-stock
IPA: /ˈlaɪvstɑk/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Meronym: stock animal"
"The livestock were poisoned by what they grazed on."
"Livestock is bought and sold at an auction market."
"Much livestock was slaughtered due to high feed prices."
"In the West there are local areas with too many livestock."
"Women herded small livestocks such as goats and sheep."

Etymology

Etymology tree English live Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikanąder. Proto-Germanic *stukkaz Proto-West Germanic *stokk Old English stocc Middle English stok English stock English livestock From live + stock.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlaɪvstɑk/
British English: /ˈlaɪvstɒk/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

livestocks (plural) live stock (alternative, dated) live-stock (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

nonlivestock

Phrases

industrial livestock production livestock car livestock crush livestock unit

Frequently Paired Words

breeding cattle

Synonyms

stock[Appendix:Glossary stock farm animal

Antonyms

deadstock

Questions

How do you pronounce livestock?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlaɪvstɑk/.
What does livestock mean?: Farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation.
Where does livestock come from?: Etymology tree English live Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikanąder. Proto-Germanic *stukkaz Proto-West Germanic *stokk Old English stocc Middle English stok English stock English livestock From live + stock.

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