no-growth

Nō-growth

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noh grohth]
- /noʊ groʊθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noh grohth]
- /noʊ groʊθ/

Definitions of no-growth word

adjective no-growth failing to or unlikely to grow; showing a lack of progress or development: a no-growth industry. 1
adjective no-growth restricting or prohibiting growth or expansion: a no-growth policy; no-growth rulings. 1
noun no-growth a policy or practice of curtailing growth, expansion, or development: After expanding too rapidly, the city is now in favor of no-growth. 1
adjective no-growth of a policy or practice of not welcoming or encouraging new residents, industries, or commercial ventures to a community or area 0

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Origin of no-growth

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75

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Parts of speech for No-growth

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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no-growth popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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