red-flag

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [red flag]
- /rɛd flæg/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [red flag]
- /rɛd flæg/

Definitions of red-flag word

verb with object red-flag to mark or draw attention to for a particular purpose: The department has red-flagged the most urgent repair work to be done. 1
verb with object red-flag to provoke the attention of; alert; arouse: The animal's refusal to eat red-flagged the keeper that something was wrong. 1
adjective red-flag of or relating to a red flag. 1
adjective red-flag intended or serving to emphasize, warn, incite, or provoke. 1
noun red-flag the symbol or banner of a left-wing revolutionary party. 1
noun red-flag a danger signal. 1

See all 9 definitions of red-flag

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Origin of red-flag

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Red-flag

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Red-flag

red-flag popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% 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.