how to pronounce wastebasket

/ˈwɛɪstˌbæskət/

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wastebasket is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… a wastebasket together to try to get in …”

meanings of wastebasket

noun:

A usually small indoor receptacle for items that are to be discarded; a rubbish bin.

verb:

To discard in a wastebasket.

wastebasket frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word wastebasket 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.