pricestabilizing
Syllables
price-sta-bi-liz-ing
Pronunciation
/ˈpraɪs ˈsteɪ.bə.laɪ.zɪŋ/
Stress
10001
Morphemes
price + stabilizing
The word 'price-stabilizing' is syllabified as price-sta-bi-liz-ing, with primary stress on 'price' and 'stabilizing'. It's morphologically composed of the root 'price', 'stabil', and suffixes '-ize' and '-ing', functioning as an adjective.
Definitions
- 1
Serving to maintain or regulate prices.
“The government implemented price-stabilizing measures.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the first syllable of 'price' and the second syllable of 'stabilizing'.
Syllables
price — Closed syllable, stressed.. sta — Open syllable, unstressed.. bi — Closed syllable, unstressed.. liz — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ing — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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