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controllership

con·trol·ler
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh n-troh-ler]
    • /kənˈtroʊ lər/
    • /kənˈtrəʊləʃɪp /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-troh-ler]
    • /kənˈtroʊ lər/

Definitions of controllership word

  • noun controllership an employee, often an officer, of a business firm who checks expenditures, finances, etc.; comptroller. 1
  • noun controllership a person who regulates, directs, or restrains. 1
  • noun controllership British Aeronautics. a dispatcher. 1
  • noun controllership a regulating mechanism; governor. 1
  • noun controllership Also called control unit, processor. Computers. the key component of a device, as a terminal, printer, or external storage unit, that contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute instructions fed into the device. 1
  • noun controllership a remote piece of hardware used to direct or control an electronic device: a video-game controller. 1
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Origin of controllership

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English countrollour < Anglo-French countrero(u)llour, Middle French contrerolleur, equivalent to contrerolle duplicate roll (see control) + -eur, -our < Latin -ōr- -or2 or -ātōr- -ator

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Parts of speech for Controllership

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

controllership popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

controllership usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with controllership

  • what is controllership in finance?

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