playing field meaning

playing field as a noun

1. the circumstances under which competition occurs
   • the government's objective is to insure a genuinely level playing field for American industry and commerce in Europe

   Type of: circumstance

2. a piece of land prepared for playing a game
   • the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field

   Synonyms: athletic field, playing area, field

   Type of: tract

   Kinds: arena, ball field, court, football field, palestra, bowling green, pitch

playing field in a sentence

• This will put everyone on a level playing field.
• In the morning, the playing field was deserted.
• We need to level the playing field.
• Is this the playing field?

How to pronounce playing field

playing field is pronounced /ˈpleɪɪŋ fiːld/ in British English and /ˈpleɪɪŋ fild/ in American English. It has 3 syllables.