Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

special situation

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English

Syllables: spe-cial si-t-u-a-tion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An atypical event with the potential to alter the future course of a business, with material impact on the company's value.

Inflected Forms

special situations (plural)

Questions

What does special situation mean?: An atypical event with the potential to alter the future course of a business, with material impact on the company's value.

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