Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

police work

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.24 in modern English

Syllables
po-lice -work
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Work performed by police; the investigation of criminal activities.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From police + work.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Synonyms

Questions

What does police work mean?
Work performed by police; the investigation of criminal activities.
Where does police work come from?
From police + work.

How to pronounce police work

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