Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boundation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: boun-d-a-tion
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being bound or obliged; obligation.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

"Me [David Gribble]: […] What do you mean when you say "Free Progress"? / Jacqueline: Like we were not - we had no boundations to learn anything - if we wanted to do painting we could just do it."
"After retirement the women especially aged; are found unable to cope and establish adjustment with the family members because they believe to live according to her own principal; they doesn[']t want to live in the boundation of their son and daughter-in-law."
"For example, cheques, bank drafts etc. do not have legal boundation. One may accept or refuse them. It is also called fiduciary money, as it is accepted as money on the basis of trust between the payer and payee."
"There are a number of challenges and problems that rural women entrepreneur[]s face[] in their business[:] family boundations, time balancing between family and work […]"

Etymology

From bound + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bound

Usage

Indian usage

Inflected Forms

boundations (plural)

Questions

What does boundation mean?: The state or quality of being bound or obliged; obligation.
Where does boundation come from?: From bound + -ation.

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