amendment meaning

UK /əˈmɛndmənt/ US /əˈmɛndmənt/ 3 syllables

amendment (noun): the act of amending or correcting.

amendment has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

amendment as a noun

  1. the act of amending or correcting

    Type of: correction

    Related forms: amend

  2. a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)

    Type of: statement

    Kinds: First Amendment, Fifth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Eighteenth Amendment, Nineteenth Amendment

    Related forms: amend

How to pronounce amendment

amendment is pronounced /əˈmɛndmənt/ in British English and /əˈmɛndmənt/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Scrabble score: 14 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AM · words ending in NT · 9-letter words

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