Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

right to work

/ɹaɪt tə wɝk/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.65 in modern English

Syllables: right -to -work
IPA: /ɹaɪt tə wɝk/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The human right (the right of an individual) to have gainful employment.

noun

The prohibition of union security agreements or closed shops; the prohibition of the requirement that those who take on work in a unionised shop join the union or pay it for representing them.

American usage

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see right, work.

Example Sentences

"1948, United Nations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 23.1), United Nations Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹaɪt tə wɝk/
British English: /ɹaɪt tə wɜːk/

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

rights to work (plural)

Phrases

Rand formula right to strike

Frequently Paired Words

Rand formula right to strike

Questions

How do you pronounce right to work?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹaɪt tə wɝk/.
What does right to work mean?: The human right (the right of an individual) to have gainful employment.

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