out-relief

out-re·lief

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [out ri-leef]
- /aʊt rɪˈlif/
- /ˈaʊt rɪˈliːf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [out ri-leef]
- /aʊt rɪˈlif/

Definitions of out-relief word

noun out-relief public relief administered to people residing in a poorhouse or similar institution. 1
noun out-relief money given to poor people not living in a workhouse 0

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Origin of out-relief

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Out-relief

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Out-relief

out-relief popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% 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.