Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ticket of leave

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English

Syllables: tick-et of leave
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A licence or permit given to a convict or prisoner to go out and work before the expiration of his sentence, subject to certain conditions.

British usage

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

tickets of leave (plural)

Questions

What does ticket of leave mean?: A licence or permit given to a convict or prisoner to go out and work before the expiration of his sentence, subject to certain conditions.

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