prentice
pronunciation
How to pronounce prentice in British English:
UK ['prentɪs]
How to pronounce prentice in American English:
US ['prentɪs]
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- Noun:
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Word Origin
- prentice (n.)
- c. 1300, shortened form of apprentice (n.). As a verb from 1590s.
Example
- 1. Mr prentice and his counterparts from other arctic states met in greenland this week , to discuss offshore drilling among other topics .
- 2. That decision has alarmed jim prentice , canada 's environment minister , who wants the highest environmental standards to be applied .
- 3. " It 's extraordinary , " gavin prentice , managing director of marex financial , a brokerage , said . " But I think it has a lot further to go . "
- 4. But it is more likely , says mr prentice , that different combinations of the three forces will prevail in different places .
- 5. But other moves seem less promising : mr prentice has declined to intervene in caledonia , refused to support a un declaration on indigenous rights and reneged on the last government 's pledge of an extra c $ 5 billion for social schemes .