Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

receiving house

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English

Syllables: re-ceiv-ing -house
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A theater that does not produce its own repertoire but instead plays host to touring theatrical companies.

noun

A depot where letters and parcels are left for transmission.

noun

An establishment that accepts stolen goods.

Inflected Forms

receiving houses (plural)

Synonyms

roadhouse

Questions

What does receiving house mean?: A theater that does not produce its own repertoire but instead plays host to touring theatrical companies.

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