Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

best efforts

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables
best -ef-forts
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An assurance of good-faith effort to achieve best results under prevailing circumstances.

noun

An effort to sell securities without a firm underwriting.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see best, efforts.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

best effort (singular) best endeavors (alternative)

Questions

What does best efforts mean?
An assurance of good-faith effort to achieve best results under prevailing circumstances.

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