Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jobcentre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: job-cen-tre
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A government-funded agency that helps the unemployed to find work.

British usage

noun

A local office of this agency.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Jobcentre.

Example Sentences

"The attack campaign depicted snaking queues outside a Jobcentre."

Etymology

From job + centre.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

Jobcentres (plural)

Questions

What does jobcentre mean?: A government-funded agency that helps the unemployed to find work.
Where does jobcentre come from?: From job + centre.

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