Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decision making

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables: de-ci-sion -mak-ing
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of reaching a decision.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The financial crisis could have been avoided and was the result of poor decision making both in Washington and at top financial firms that fostered a culture of excessive risk taking, according to a draft report written by Democrats on a panel that investigated the meltdown and obtained by Reuters"

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

decision-making (alternative) decisionmaking (alternative)

Phrases

decision science decision theory

Frequently Paired Words

decisionmaker decision science decision theory

Synonyms

deciding

Questions

What does decision making mean?: The process of reaching a decision.

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