Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scalping

/skˈælpɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: scalp-ing
IPA: /skˈælpɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of scalp

noun

The action by which someone is scalped.

noun

A fraudulent form of market manipulation in which a person buys shares immediately before recommending the shares to others, thus driving the price up.

noun

A legitimate method of arbitrage of small price gaps created by the bid-ask spread.

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Inflected Forms

scalpings (plural)

Derived Forms

antiscalping

Questions

How do you pronounce scalping?: The recorded pronunciation is /skˈælpɪŋ/.
What does scalping mean?: present participle and gerund of scalp
Where does scalping come from?: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

How to pronounce scalping

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