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lateness

/ˈleɪt.nəs/

Meanings
noun
The property of being late.

Examples :

"His chronic lateness will cost him a promotion if not his job."
time quality

Related Words

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not noun

/nɒt/ /nɑt/

A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.

"The not of the student's attendance record meant they were absent. "

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chronic noun

/ˈkɹɒnɪk/

Marijuana, typically of high quality.

"He bought some top-shelf chronic from a dealer. "

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being noun

/ˈbiːɪŋ/ /ˈbiŋ/

A living creature.

"The being in the classroom was quiet today. "

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his pronoun

/ˈhɪz/ /ˈhɘz/

Honorific alternative letter-case form of his, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

"The school principal, a respected figure, announced that his decision was final. "

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cost verb

/ˈkɑst/ /ˈkɒst/ /ˈkɔst/

To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.

"It will cost you a lot of money to take a trip around the world."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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promotion noun

/pɹəˈməʊʃən/ /pɹəˈmoʊʃən/

An advancement in rank or position.

"After many years of hard work, Maria received a promotion to senior manager. "

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job noun

/d͡ʒɒb/ /d͡ʒɑb/

A task.

"A job half done is hardly done at all."

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him pronoun

/əm/

Honorific alternative letter-case form of him, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

"Reverence for Him, the school's founder, led to a special assembly. "

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property noun

/ˈpɹɒp.ət.i/ /ˈpɹɑp.ɚt.i/

Something that is owned.

"Important types of property include real property (land), personal property (other physical possessions), and intellectual property (rights over artistic creations, inventions, etc.)."

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late noun

/leɪt/

A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place late in the day or at night.

"The factory workers' late started at 11:00 pm. "

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will verb

/wɪl/

(now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something).

"Do what you will."