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certificate of occupancy

/səɹˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt ˌʌv ˌɔk.jə.pən.si/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables
cer-tif-i-cate of oc-cu-pan-cy
IPA
/səɹˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt ˌʌv ˌɔk.jə.pən.si/
43
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A document issued by a government authority, usually from the local government, certifying that a property is fit for a specific use in accordance with the applicable regulations.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /səɹˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt ˌʌv ˌɔk.jə.pən.si/
  • British English: /səˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt ˌʌv ˌɒk.jə.pən.siː/

Inflected Forms

certificates of occupancy (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce certificate of occupancy?
The recorded pronunciation is /səɹˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt ˌʌv ˌɔk.jə.pən.si/.
What does certificate of occupancy mean?
A document issued by a government authority, usually from the local government, certifying that a property is fit for a specific use in accordance with the applicable regulations.

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