Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cradle-to-grave

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: cradle--to--grave
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Spanning an entire lifetime, from birth to death.

Example Sentences

"Unsustainable human activities are creating an open loop “cradle-to-grave” system that cannot continue and has one day to reach a conclusion. Closing the loop for renewable resources is the role of changing the “cradle-to-grave” concept to a “cradle-to-cradle” concept as discussed in chapter 1."
"Politics should be a cradle-to-grave calling: anything else is mere distraction."
"The 'cradle-to-grave' approach that the company takes to rolling stock, which typically has an asset lifecycle of up to 35 years, has made the sector attractive to investors - […]."

Frequently Paired Words

cradle-to-cradle

Questions

What does cradle-to-grave mean?: Spanning an entire lifetime, from birth to death.

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