Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pra

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: pra
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of Prudential Regulation Authority.

British usage

name

Initialism of Philippine Reclamation Authority.

name

Initialism of Philippine Retirement Authority.

name

Initialism of Presidential Records Act.

American usage

name

Initialism of Prison Radio Association.

name

Initialism of Petrol Retailers Association.

noun

Initialism of President of the Royal Academy.

Example Sentences

"The FSA believed in ‘market discipline’ and failed to get its message across. The PRA will be different, its boss promises[.]"
"“Recent media reports have generated a large number of queries about Presidential records and the Presidential Records Act (PRA). The PRA requires that all records created by Presidents (and Vice-Presidents) be turned over to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) at the end of their administrations,” according to the statement released by the National Archives on Friday afternoon."

Usage

British usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

PRAs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

FSA

Questions

What does pra mean?: Initialism of Prudential Regulation Authority.

How to pronounce pra

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