Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

winddown

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wind-down
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of winding something down.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Keeping this power apart from the Fed also prevents it from being drawn into the political maelstrom of whether to lend funds to a weakened institution or to seize it for an orderly winddown."

Etymology

Deverbal from wind down.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

winddowns (plural)

Questions

What does winddown mean?: The process of winding something down.
Where does winddown come from?: Deverbal from wind down.

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