forced sale

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fawrst, fohrst seyl]
- /fɔrst, foʊrst seɪl/
- /fɔːst seɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawrst, fohrst seyl]
- /fɔrst, foʊrst seɪl/

Definitions of forced sale words

noun forced sale a sale held as a result of a judicial order. 1
noun forced sale law: sth sold to pay judgment 1

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Origin of forced sale

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Forced sale

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Forced sale

forced sale popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% 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.

forced sale usage trend in Literature

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