how to pronounce heist

/ˈhaɪst/

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heist is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… this not just heist no not to get you in …”

meaning of heist

Heist is a noun meaning a robbery or theft.

heist frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word heist occurs in english on average 1.9 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 heist 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 heist can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;