how to pronounce wad

/ˈwɑːd/

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wad is pronounced in one syllable

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ɑː

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

“… that hands me a big wad of cash …”

meaning of wad

Wad is a slang term for a large amount of something.

wad frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word wad occurs in english on average 1.3 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 wad 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 wad can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;