how to pronounce boilerplate

/ˈbɔɪlɚpˌlɛɪt/

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boilerplate is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of boilerplate in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… some of the boilerplate legalese passed …”

meaning of boilerplate

Boilerplate is a set of standardized terms and conditions that are used in a particular industry or field.

boilerplate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word boilerplate occurs in english on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics boilerplate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that boilerplate can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;