Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inset day

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
in-set -day
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A day during term-time on which pupils do not attend school, but staff take part in training or complete administrative tasks.

British usage

Etymology

Short for in-service training day.

Usage

Inflected Forms

INSET days (plural)

Phrases

in-service

Frequently Paired Words

in-service ISE teacher workday

Synonyms

Baker day

Questions

What does inset day mean?
A day during term-time on which pupils do not attend school, but staff take part in training or complete administrative tasks.
Where does inset day come from?
Short for in-service training day.

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