how to pronounce jitney

/ˈdʒɪtniː/

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jitney is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of jitney

noun:

An informal lawn bowling or curling competition in which all players present are randomly drawn into teams.
A shared-ride taxi.
A small coin, a nickel.
An unlicensed taxi cab.
Very inexpensive.
A small bus or minibus which typically operates service on a fixed route, sometimes scheduled.
A fraudulent arrangement whereby a broker who has direct access to an exchange executes trades on behalf of a broker who doesn't.

jitney frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word jitney occurs in english on average 0.1 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 jitney 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 jitney can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;

2) transport and travel;