Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

career break

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables: ca-reer break
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A period of time when one chooses not to have a job, for example because he wants to travel or look after his children.

Inflected Forms

career breaks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sabbatical

Questions

What does career break mean?: A period of time when one chooses not to have a job, for example because he wants to travel or look after his children.

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