Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

social responsibility

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables: so-cial re-spon-si-bil-i-ty
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

7

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A voluntarily assumed obligation toward the good of society at large as opposed to the self alone.

Example Sentences

"There are normally anti-embarrassment clauses in such arrangements and, from a corporate social responsibility point of view, the upside of standing by a tarnished individual is often outweighed by the downside."

Inflected Forms

social responsibilities (plural)

Questions

What does social responsibility mean?: A voluntarily assumed obligation toward the good of society at large as opposed to the self alone.

How to pronounce social responsibility

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “social responsibility”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “social responsibility”.
Repeat and practice — Say “social responsibility” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.