sweetener
pronunciation
How to pronounce sweetener in British English:
UK [ˈswi:tnə(r)]
How to pronounce sweetener in American English:
US [ˈswitnɚ]
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- Noun:
- something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
- anything that serves as an enticement
Word Origin
- sweetener (n.)
- 1640s, agent noun from sweeten (v.).
Example
- 1. As a sweetener , standard damages awards will be raised by 10 % .
- 2. One particular effect of the subsidy regime was to make high-fructose corn syrup , a sweetener manufactured from maize , much cheaper .
- 3. The artificial sweetener of another deal is all very well if you want to make your next quarterly presentation more palatable .
- 4. An added sweetener for american manufacturers and trade unions was to exclude credits for the extremely frugal diesel engines that european carmakers have spent billions perfecting .
- 5. The us may have to promise massive financial assistance as a sweetener , they said .