Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patentee

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: paten-tee
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by patent; a person, group, company etc. that has been granted a patent.

Example Sentences

"The patentee in his specifications speaks of triphenylguanidine and compares its operation as an accelerator with that guanidine, the utility of which as an accelerator he claims to have discovered, called diphenylguanidine."
"Probably the patentee, whilst fully realising the need for drivers receiving clear signals, did not fully appreciate the primary object of the signalling system."

Etymology

From patent + -ee.

Inflected Forms

patentees (plural)

Derived Forms

copatentee patenteeship

Synonyms

patenter patentholder

Questions

What does patentee mean?: One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by patent; a person, group, company etc. that has been granted a patent.
Where does patentee come from?: From patent + -ee.

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