Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

material breach

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables: ma-te-ri-al breach
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A breach of contract sufficiently serious to destroy the contract.

noun

A breach of a treaty which releases other parties from any obligation under it.

Inflected Forms

material breaches (plural)

Questions

What does material breach mean?: A breach of contract sufficiently serious to destroy the contract.

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