Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

escheatment

/ɪsˈt͡ʃiːtmənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: es-cheat-ment
IPA: /ɪsˈt͡ʃiːtmənt/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of transferring unclaimed or abandoned property to a state authority, especially when a person dies intestate.

Etymology

Etymology tree English escheat Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English escheatment From escheat + -ment.

Inflected Forms

escheatments (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce escheatment?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪsˈt͡ʃiːtmənt/.
What does escheatment mean?: The process of transferring unclaimed or abandoned property to a state authority, especially when a person dies intestate.
Where does escheatment come from?: Etymology tree English escheat Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English escheatment From escheat + -ment.

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