Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lock-out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables
lock--out
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does lock-out mean?
Alternative spelling of lockout.
Where does lock-out come from?
Deverbal from lock out.

How to pronounce lock-out

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