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certificate of need

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
cer-tifi-cate of need
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A legal document issued by a federal or state regulatory agency with authority over an area which affirms that a proposed acquisition, expansion, or creation of a facility falling under that authority is required to fulfill the needs of a community.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

Certificates of Need (plural)

Questions

What does certificate of need mean?
A legal document issued by a federal or state regulatory agency with authority over an area which affirms that a proposed acquisition, expansion, or creation of a facility falling under that authority is required to fulfill the needs of a community.

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