how to pronounce gavel

/ˈɡævəl/

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

“… where the gavel will change so process …”

meanings of gavel

noun:

Usury; interest on money.
A gable.
An old Saxon and Welsh form of tenure by which an estate passed, on the holder's death, to all the sons equally; also called gavelkind.
The legal system as a whole.
A mason's setting maul.
Rent.
A wooden mallet, used by a courtroom judge, or by a committee chairman, struck against a sounding block to quieten those present, or by an auctioneer to accept the highest bid at auction.
A small heap of grain, not tied up into a bundle.

verb:

To use a gavel.
To divide or distribute according to the gavel system.

gavel frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word gavel occurs in english on average 0.2 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.