Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tenure-track

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: tenure--track
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Possessing contractually guaranteed terms of employment specifying that, after a period of time, the employed person will be considered for tenure status, which typically confers enhanced job security and sometimes other benefits.

Example Sentences

"[T]he hierarchical structure of Japanese academic-research teams often denies women precious tenure-track positions."
"It would be better to forget RAE exercises and instead have a large number of independent universities with proper tenure-track positions and with high standards enforced."

Questions

What does tenure-track mean?: Possessing contractually guaranteed terms of employment specifying that, after a period of time, the employed person will be considered for tenure status, which typically confers enhanced job security and sometimes other benefits.

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