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outplacement

/ˈaʊtplˌeɪsmənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
out-place-ment
IPA
/ˈaʊtplˌeɪsmənt/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the process of helping to find new employment for redundant workers, especially executives

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English placement English outplacement From out- + placement.

Usage

Inflected Forms

outplacements (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce outplacement?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaʊtplˌeɪsmənt/.
What does outplacement mean?
the process of helping to find new employment for redundant workers, especially executives
Where does outplacement come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English placement English outplacement From out- + placement.

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