yardage

/jˈɑɹdɪdʒ/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

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Meaning

noun

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The use of a yard, or the fee charged for it.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

"I used a yardage counter to tell me that I had about 400 yards of each thread."
"Aiyuk a junior college transfer excels in grabbing yardage after the catch. No, like, really excels. In mid-October, according a story by The Athletic, Aiyuk was averaging more yards after the catch (13.6) than Jerry Jeudy was averaging per catch"

Etymology tree English yard Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English yardage From yard + -age.

yardages (plural)

yardage book

hardage

Questions

How do you pronounce yardage?

The recorded pronunciation is /jˈɑɹdɪdʒ/.

What does yardage mean?

An amount or length measured in yards.

Where does yardage come from?

How to pronounce yardage

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