Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carveout

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: carve-out
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The selling of a minority stake in a subsidiary by a parent company; a partial spinoff.

noun

An exception to a legal provision.

Example Sentences

"These laws create special exemptions for farms through statutory and regulatory carveouts."
"Instead, G.O.P. lawmakers have sent carefully worded letters to agency heads and privately lobbied their personal connections within the White House to make piecemeal carveouts for their preferred projects and programs."

Etymology

Deverbal from carve out.

Inflected Forms

carveouts (plural) carve-out (alternative)

Phrases

carve out

Frequently Paired Words

carve out

Questions

What does carveout mean?: The selling of a minority stake in a subsidiary by a parent company; a partial spinoff.
Where does carveout come from?: Deverbal from carve out.

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