Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: establishment
IPA transcription: [ɪst'æblɪʃmənt]
Pronunciations of establishment
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation
    Meaning: the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"
  • Synonyms: institution, establishment
    Meaning: an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
  • Synonyms: administration, governance, governing_body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation
    Meaning: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"
  • Synonyms: establishment
    Meaning: a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence
  • Synonyms: establishment
    Meaning: any large organization
Usage examples
  • I would go back and wreck the establishment.
  • Dunbar, Dunbar, and Balderby's establishment.
  • Martha's the boss of this establishment I can tell you.
  • You, sir, know how necessary subordination is in any large establishment of servants."
  • Between the attack of the past and the attack of the future, the establishment of July struggled.
  • It was usual to have twelve months at the Scrubbs before testing the life of a convict establishment.
  • The grist-mills, in 1880, had two and four tenths persons per establishment; in 1890, three and four tenths.
  • We shall all be well cross-examined as to the state of the establishment; and so I advise you to be prepared.
  • He then set up a printing establishment in the Strand, but became involved in debt, and was thrown into prison.
  • There was one singular custom observed in old Marheyo's domestic establishment, which often excited my surprise.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Confederate government of Kentucky, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ryanair, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Order of Canada, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording European Economic Community, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hilda Rix Nicholas, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Space elevator, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Literary criticism, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George V, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Bona Sforza, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Robert Garran, License CC BY-SA 4.0