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prestation

/pɹɛsˈteɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
presta-tion
IPA
/pɹɛsˈteɪʃən/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A payment of money; a toll or duty.

British usage; Obsolete

noun

The rendering of a service

British usage; Obsolete

noun

A gift in the context of a non-market society; a giving that takes place in a non-economic sphere

Etymology

From Latin praestatio (“a performing, paying”), from praestare: compare French prestation.

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Questions

How do you pronounce prestation?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɛsˈteɪʃən/.
What does prestation mean?
A payment of money; a toll or duty.
Where does prestation come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce prestation

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