Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

special-purpose vehicle

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables: spe-cial-pur-pose ve-hi-cle
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A legal entity (usually a limited company or a limited partnership) created to fulfill narrow, specific or temporary objectives, typically used for taxation benefits or to reduce financial risks.

Example Sentences

"The family's business empire is considering backing a special purpose vehicle set up by Forest Road to take a majority stake in OnlyFans that could value the business at as much as $7bn."

Inflected Forms

special-purpose vehicles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

SPV

Synonyms

SPE special-purpose entity

Questions

What does special-purpose vehicle mean?: A legal entity (usually a limited company or a limited partnership) created to fulfill narrow, specific or temporary objectives, typically used for taxation benefits or to reduce financial risks.

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