How to pronounce “arbitration”
Say “arbitration” in 4 beats
arbitration
/ˌɑɹbɪˈtɹeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɑːbɪtɹeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- arɑɹ
- bitbɪ
- rattɹeɪstress
- ionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɑɹbɪˈtɹeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɑːbɪtɹeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- ahr-bi-TRAY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — ar-bit-RAT-ion
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: ar-bit-RAT-ion. “rat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˌɑɹbɪˈtɹeɪʃən/
/ɑːbɪtɹeɪʃən/
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What “arbitration” means
- noun
(law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management)
- noun
the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment
“they submitted their disagreement to arbitration”
Say it in a sentence
“Both sides agreed to arbitration rather than a court case.”“arbitration”, answered
How do you pronounce “arbitration”?
“arbitration” is pronounced /ˌɑɹbɪˈtɹeɪʃən/ (ahr-bi-TRAY-shuhn) in American English and /ɑːbɪtɹeɪʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “rat”. Build it as ar-bit-RAT-ion, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “arbitration” have?
4: ar · bit · rat · ion. The beat lands on the third, “rat”.
Is “arbitration” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɑɹbɪˈtɹeɪʃən/ (ahr-bi-TRAY-shuhn); British English says /ɑːbɪtɹeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “arbitration” mean?
As a noun: (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management) For example: “Both sides agreed to arbitration rather than a court case.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “arbitration”?
Stress the third syllable: ar-bit-RAT-ion. “rat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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