Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cooling-off period

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: cool-ing-of-f pe-ri-od
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A length of time in which the two sides to a purchase agreement or contract can consider and contemplate it and cancel without a penalty.

Inflected Forms

cooling-off periods (plural)

Phrases

buyer's remorse

Frequently Paired Words

buyer's remorse

Questions

What does cooling-off period mean?: A length of time in which the two sides to a purchase agreement or contract can consider and contemplate it and cancel without a penalty.

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