How do you pronounce threshold?

threshold is pronounced as /ˈθreʃ.həʊld/.

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threshold

🚪threshold

noun

/ˈθreʃ.həʊld/

thresh thrifty

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Meaning

the level or point at which something starts to happen or change

A point of entry or beginning; the magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction to occur.

Example Sentences

The country is on the threshold of a major economic reform.

Once the threshold for pest population is reached, measures must be taken.

Example Expressions

cross the threshold

Synonyms

limit, verge, brink, gateway, entry, boundary

Entry 1

limit, verge, brink, gateway, entry

Entry 2

limit, boundary

Antonyms

end, conclusion, excess, overload

Entry 1

end, conclusion

Entry 2

excess, overload

Collocations

pain threshold, income threshold, threshold level, at the threshold

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