reinstatement
/ɹˌiɪnstˈeɪtmənt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Many people are unhappy with the sacking of the chief constable and demand his immediate reinstatement."
- "Barry removed Pawlisch last July and the former board member has sought reinstatement to his seat, thus far without success."
- "CBR calculated the estimated cost of reinstatement of the route, based on 2012 prices for the original Borders Railway project, as £644m. "Admittedly, that's about four years out of date now, so it's looking more like a billion pounds," says Walton."
Etymology
Etymology tree English reinstate Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English reinstatement From reinstate + -ment.