vetting
pronunciation
How to pronounce vetting in British English: UK [ˈvetɪŋ]
How to pronounce vetting in American English: US [ ˈvetɪŋ]
Word Origin
- vetting (n.)
- 1918, verbal noun from vet (v.).
Example
- 1. A national vetting scheme has weeded out some of the worst police .
- 2. Even a low-key vetting process would , however , be resistedby the british government .
- 3. But the claim has not gone through the experiment 's vetting process and could easily turn out to be wrong , physicists say .
- 4. Early retirement and careful political vetting thins the upper ranks , presumably eliminating those with undesirable views .
- 5. Germany is attracted by the us approach of vetting potential acquisitions and blocking them in sensitive industries .