Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

refurbishment

/ɹifˈɝbɪʃmənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables: re-fur-bish-ment
IPA: /ɹifˈɝbɪʃmənt/

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of refurbishing; a renovation.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English refurbish Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English refurbishment From refurbish + -ment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

refurbishments (plural)

Synonyms

renovation restoration

Questions

How do you pronounce refurbishment?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹifˈɝbɪʃmənt/.
What does refurbishment mean?: The act of refurbishing; a renovation.
Where does refurbishment come from?: Etymology tree English refurbish Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English refurbishment From refurbish + -ment.

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