Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

needle exchange

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables
needle ex-change
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place or service that allows intravenous drug users to obtain new hypodermic needles at little or no cost, often in exchange for used ones.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

needle exchanges (plural) needle-exchange (alternative)

Phrases

needle sharing

Frequently Paired Words

needle sharing

Questions

What does needle exchange mean?
A place or service that allows intravenous drug users to obtain new hypodermic needles at little or no cost, often in exchange for used ones.

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