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confiscatory

con·fis·ca·to·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh n-fis-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
    • /kənˈfɪs kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/
    • /kən.ˈfɪ.skə.ˌtɔːi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-fis-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
    • /kənˈfɪs kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/

Definitions of confiscatory word

  • adjective confiscatory involving confiscation 3
  • adjective confiscatory of, constituting, or effecting confiscation 3
  • abbreviation CONFISCATORY confiscating 3
  • adjective confiscatory characterized by, effecting, or resulting in confiscation. 1
  • noun confiscatory Using confiscation. 1
See all 5 definitions of confiscatory

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Origin of confiscatory

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; confiscate + -ory1

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Parts of speech for Confiscatory

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

confiscatory popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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