Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

captive audience

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: cap-tive au-di-ence
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person or people who are unable to leave a place or situation and are thus forced to listen to or watch something.

Example Sentences

"Passengers on the plane are a captive audience."
"Register racks at checkout stands offer manufacturers a captive audience for their products in the retailer's store."
"Mornings and afternoons are called "drive time" because that is when most people are driving. When people commute they tend to listen to the radio, thus drive time is primetime when it comes to total number of radio listeners. During drive time, radio stations have a captive audience."

Inflected Forms

captive audiences (plural)

Phrases

captive audience meeting

Questions

What does captive audience mean?: A person or people who are unable to leave a place or situation and are thus forced to listen to or watch something.

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