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social mobility

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
so-cial -mo-bil-i-ty
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The degree to which, in a given society, an individual's, family's, or group's social status can change throughout the course of their life through a system of social hierarchy or stratification.

Phrases

economic mobility social climber social ladder upwardly mobile upward mobility corporate ladder

Frequently Paired Words

economic mobility social climber social ladder upwardly mobile upward mobility corporate ladder

Questions

What does social mobility mean?
The degree to which, in a given society, an individual's, family's, or group's social status can change throughout the course of their life through a system of social hierarchy or stratification.

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