carve-out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kahrv out]
- /kɑrv aʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kahrv out]
- /kɑrv aʊt/

Definitions of carve-out word

verb with object carve-out to cut (a solid material) so as to form something: to carve a piece of pine. 1
verb with object carve-out to form from a solid material by cutting: to carve a statue out of stone. 1
verb with object carve-out to cut into slices or pieces, as a roast of meat. 1
verb with object carve-out to decorate with designs or figures cut on the surface: The top of the box was beautifully carved with figures of lions and unicorns. 1
verb with object carve-out to cut (a design, figures, etc.) on a surface: Figures of lions and unicorns were carved on the top of the box. 1
verb with object carve-out to make or create for oneself (often followed by out): He carved out a career in business. 1

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Origin of carve-out

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English kerven, Old English ceorfan to cut; cognate with Middle Low German kerven, German kerben, Greek gráphein to mark, write; see graph

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Parts of speech for Carve-out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Carve-out

carve-out popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".