Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

businesspeople

/bˈɪznəspˈipəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: busi-ness-peo-ple
IPA: /bˈɪznəspˈipəl/

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of businessperson.

Example Sentences

"Policing the relationship between government and business in a free society is difficult. Businesspeople have every right to lobby governments, and civil servants to take jobs in the private sector."

Synonyms

business people

Rhymes With

people steeple laypeople teeple seiple

Questions

How do you pronounce businesspeople?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɪznəspˈipəl/.
What does businesspeople mean?: plural of businessperson.

How to pronounce businesspeople

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