Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recruitment

/rɪˈkruːt.mənt /

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-cruit-ment
IPA
/rɪˈkruːt.mənt /
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A style or process of recruiting.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The addition of new adult or breeding-age individuals (recruits) to a population.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The full aeration of a lung.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Opening of collapsed lung alveoli by means of controlled increase in transpulmonary pressure using mechanical ventilation. (treatment strategy for ARDS)

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A physical condition of the inner ear that leads to reduced tolerance of loudness, commonly occurring in those with hearing loss due to cochlear damage.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From recruit + -ment. French recrutement.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

recruitments (plural)

Derived Forms

corecruitment decruitment derecruitment hyperrecruitment overrecruitment postrecruitment prerecruitment underrecruitment

Phrases

e-cruitment e-recruitment

Frequently Paired Words

recruiter

Synonyms

enlisting

Questions

How do you pronounce recruitment?
The recorded pronunciation is /rɪˈkruːt.mənt /.
What does recruitment mean?
The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces.
Where does recruitment come from?
It is traced to French.

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