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compulsory purchase

com·pul·so·ry pur·chase
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh m-puhl-suh-ree pur-chuh s]
    • /kəmˈpʌl sə ri ˈpɜr tʃəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh m-puhl-suh-ree pur-chuh s]
    • /kəmˈpʌl sə ri ˈpɜr tʃəs/

Definitions of compulsory purchase words

  • noun compulsory purchase purchase of a house or other property by a local authority or government department for public use or to make way for development, regardless of whether or not the owner wishes to sell 3
  • noun compulsory purchase seizing of property 1
  • noun compulsory purchase (Britain) eminent domain. 0
See all 3 definitions of compulsory purchase

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Parts of speech for Compulsory purchase

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Compulsory purchase

compulsory purchase popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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