Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goal setting

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables: goal set-ting
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The creation and adoption of goals.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The job specification leads to goalsetting, and goalsetting in its turn sets up the criteria whereby the teacher will be appraised."

Etymology

From goal + setting.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

goalsetting (alternative) goal-setting (alternative)

Questions

What does goal setting mean?: The creation and adoption of goals.
Where does goal setting come from?: From goal + setting.

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