proprietary
Definitions
Noun
- An unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
Adjective
- Protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights
Fragment
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "proprietary".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | preliminary | 5 | 24 |
| 2 | preparatory | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | precautionary | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | prohibitory | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | spectrometry | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "proprietary".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | property | 3 | 156 |
| 2 | proper | 2 | 95 |
| 3 | poetry | 3 | 88 |
| 4 | properly | 3 | 55 |
| 5 | prosperity | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | proprietor | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | rotary | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | proprietorship | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | propriety | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | proprietors | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | proprietorships | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | prosper | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | impropriety | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | proprietaries | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | proprietor's | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | prieta | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | primestar | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | appropriator | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | topiary | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | prospector | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "proprietary" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "proprietary" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the proprietary | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "proprietary" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "proprietary".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | proprietors | 4 | 5 |
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 5
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 2
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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