Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nhs

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: nhs
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of National Health Service.

British usage

name

Initialism of National Highway System.

American usage

name

Initialism of National Honor Society.

American usage

noun

Initialism of National Historic Site.

American usage; Countable

noun

Initialism of national high school.

Uncountable

noun

plural of NH

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of NH

Example Sentences

"Thank god for the NHS, because if I had to pay for these sessions myself I wouldnʼt get close to halfway to recovery before bankrupting myself."
"The NHS is essentially a system of mutual medical aid with state funding, paid for by income tax – the more you earn, the more you contribute – which means it is firmly rooted in the socialist principle “from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs”."

Usage

British usage
American usage
Countable
Uncountable

Inflected Forms

the NHS (canonical) NHSes (plural)

Questions

What does nhs mean?: Initialism of National Health Service.

How to pronounce nhs

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