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EXPEDITING

Definition: EXPEDITING

EXPEDITING

Personal pronoun & verb & noun

1. Of Expedite

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Specialty Definitions: EXPEDITING

DomainDefinitions

Economics

Or follow-up, is that branch of production-control procedure which regulates the progress of materials and parts through the production process. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: EXPEDITING

English words defined with "EXPEDITING": Acts of sederunt. (references)
Specialty definitions using "EXPEDITING": Box DaysLABORATORY ASSISTANT, LIAISON INSPECTION, laboratory coordinatorMANAGER, EXPORTSUPERVISOR, PRODUCTION CONTROL. (references)

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Commercial Usage: EXPEDITING

DomainTitle

Books

  • Attorney's master guide to expediting top-dollar case settlements (reference)

  • Environmental Restoration Acceleration Report: Expediting the Cleanup (reference)

  • Expediting drug and biologics development : a strategic approach (reference)

  • Expediting pretrials and trials of antitrust cases (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: EXPEDITING

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Expediting development, review, and approval of new products. (references)

NINDS has also placed an increased emphasis on expediting clinical trials for neurological disorders. (references)

FDA has implemented mechanisms designed to increase access to new drugs, biologics, and medical devices by expediting their development, review and approval. (references)

Business

Collaboration with government agencies will also help in expediting regulatory clearances, which could otherwise be time consuming. (references)

Economic History

Nigeria

Such participation includes distinctive décor, freight handling and customs expediting services, targeted announcements to the trade public, and a search for prospective clients. (references)

Canada

The use of attorneys for expediting routine business dealings in Canada is far less prevalent than in the United States, and the tendency to litigate disputes is also less common. (references)

Costa Rica

This can come into play, for example, in developing local sources of supply, expediting government approval and licensing, and in gaining access to prime locations for establishing a franchise site. (references)

Worker Rights

Kuwait

Some embassies house runaway servants: The Sri Lankan Embassy has approximately 500 nationals in its care, the Indian Embassy 25, the Philippine Embassy 300, the Indonesian Embassy 100, and the Bangladeshi Embassy 40. The total of 965 represents a decrease of 335 from last year, although embassies report that the numbers of domestic servants seeking assistance each month have not diminished; rather, the embassies have reduced the number of persons sheltered in their facilities by expediting repatriation. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: EXPEDITING

"EXPEDITING" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 88.89% of the time. "EXPEDITING" is used about 9 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (-ing form)88.89%8124,375
Noun (singular)11.11%1339,140
                    Total100.00%9N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: EXPEDITING

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  assured contractor expediting services

81

  expediting

18

  expediting state tri

4

  passport expediting

3

  expediting inspection

3

  american expediting

2

  expediting company

2

  permit expediting

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: EXPEDITING

Language Translations for "EXPEDITING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

ๅŠ ้€Ÿ (Accelerate, Accelerated, Accelerating, Expedite, Expedited, Sped, Speeded, speeding). (various references)

   

French

  

ordonnancement. (various references)

   

Korean 

  

๊ธ‰์†ก. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

expeditingay

   

Russian 

  

ัƒัะบะพั€ัั‚ัŒ ัƒัะบะพั€ััŽั‰ะธะน (accelerating). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: EXPEDITING

Misspellings

"EXPEDITING" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: expiditing. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "EXPEDITING"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "EXPEDITING" (pronounced e"kspudī'ting)
6-u d ī' t i ngextraditing.
4-ī' t i ngbackbiting, bullfighting, firefighting, gunfighting, handwriting, highlighting, infighting, moonlighting, skywriting, songwriting, spotlighting, Typewriting.
3-t i ngabating, abbreviating, abdicating, abducting, abetting, aborting, abrogating, abutting, accelerating, accenting, accentuating, accepting, accommodating, accosting, accounting, accrediting, accumulating, acquitting, acting, activating, adapting, addicting, adjudicating, adjusting, administrating, admitting, adopting, advocating, affecting, affiliating, afflicting, aggravating, agitating, airlifting, alerting, alienating, alleviating, allocating, allotting, alternating, amounting, annotating, anticipating, appointing, appreciating, appropriating, approximating, arbitrating, arresting, articulating, assassinating, assaulting, asserting, assimilating, assisting, associating, attempting, attesting, attracting, attributing, auditing, augmenting, authenticating, automating, averting, awaiting, babysitting, baiting, balloting, bankrupting, batting, beating, befitting, begetting, belting, benefiting, benefitting, berating, besetting, besting, betting, biting, bitting, blacklisting, blanketing, blasting, bloating, bloodletting, blunting, boasting, boating, bolting, boosting, booting, boycotting, breasting, broadcasting, budgeting, bunting, bursting, busting, butting, calculating, captivating, carpeting, carting, castigating, casting, castrating, catapulting, cavorting, celebrating, cementing, chanting, charting, chatting, cheating, chlorinating, circulating, circumventing, citing, clotting, coagulating, coasting, coating, coexisting, cohabiting, collaborating, collecting, combating, combatting, comforting, commemorating, commenting, committing, communicating, commuting, compensating, competing, complementing, completing, complicating, complimenting, composting, computing, concentrating, concocting, conducting, confiscating, conflicting, confronting, congratulating, connecting, consenting, consisting, consolidating, consorting, constituting, constricting, constructing, consulting, consummating, contacting, contaminating, contemplating, contesting, contracting, contradicting, contrasting, contributing, converting, convicting, cooperating, coordinating, copycatting, correcting, correlating, corroborating, corrupting, costing, counteracting, Counterfeiting, counting, courting, crafting, crating, creating, crediting, cresting, culminating, cultivating, cutting, darting, dating, daunting, debating, debilitating, decaffeinating, decanting, decelerating, decimating, decorating, dedicating, deducting, defaulting, defeating, defecting, deflating, deflecting, defrosting, degenerating, delegating, deleting, deliberating, delighting, delineating, delisting, demonstrating, denigrating, denting, departing, depicting, depleting, deporting, depositing, deprecating, depreciating, deregulating, deserting, designating, destructing, detecting, deteriorating, detonating, detracting, devastating, devoting, dictating, dieting, differentiating, digesting, diluting, directing, disappointing, disconcerting, disconnecting, discounting, discrediting, discriminating, disgusting, disintegrating, disorienting, dispiriting, disputing, disquieting, disrespecting, disrupting, dissecting, disseminating, dissenting, dissipating, distorting, distracting, distributing, districting, diverting, divesting, documenting, domesticating, dominating, donating, doting, dotting, doubting, drafting, drifting, duplicating, dusting, eating, editing, educating, effecting, elaborating, elating, electing, electroplating, elevating, eliciting, eliminating, emanating, emigrating, emitting, emulating, enacting, encapsulating, enchanting, encrusting, enlisting, entrusting, enunciating, equating, equivocating, eradicating, erecting, erupting, escalating, escorting, estimating, evacuating, evaluating, evaporating, everlasting, evicting, exacerbating, exacting, exaggerating, exalting, exasperating, excavating, excepting, exciting, excoriating, excruciating, executing, exempting, exerting, exhausting, exhibiting, exhilarating, exhorting, existing, exiting, exonerating, expecting, experimenting, exploiting, exporting, extenuating, exterminating, extorting, extracting, extrapolating, fabricating, facilitating, fainting, fascinating, fasting, faulting, feasting, fermenting, ferreting, Fetting, fidgeting, fighting, fingerprinting, fitting, flaunting, fleeting, flirting, flitting, floating, flouting, fluctuating, fomenting, footing, footnoting, forecasting, forfeiting, forgetting, formulating, fragmenting, fretting, fronting, frosting, fruiting, frustrating, generating, getting, gifting, glinting, gloating, graduating, grafting, granting, grating, gravitating, greeting, gritting, grouting, grunting, gusting, gutting, gyrating, hallucinating, halting, harvesting, Hasting, hating, haunting, heating, hesitating, hinting, hitting, hoisting, homeporting, hosting, humiliating, hunting, hurting, hydrogenating, igniting, illuminating, illustrating, imitating, impacting, imparting, impersonating, implanting, implementing, implicating, importing, imprinting, inaugurating, incapacitating, incarcerating, incinerating, inciting, incorporating, incriminating, incubating, indicating, indicting, infatuating, infecting, infiltrating, inflating, inflicting, infuriating, ingesting, ingratiating, inhabiting, inheriting, inhibiting, initiating, injecting, innovating, inserting, insinuating, insisting, inspecting, instigating, instituting, instructing, insulating, insulting, integrating, interacting, intercepting, interdicting, interesting, interpreting, interrogating, interrupting, intersecting, intimidating, intoxicating, inundating, invalidating, inventing, investigating, investing, invigorating, inviting, irritating, isolating, jetting, jolting, jousting, jutting, kiting, knitting, lactating, lambasting, lamenting, laminating, lasting, legislating, letting, levitating, liberating, lifting, lighting, limiting, liquidating, listing, litigating, locating, looting, lubricating, lusting, malting, mandating, manifesting, manipulating, marketing, marting, masturbating, mating, matting, mediating, meditating, meeting, melting, migrating, minting, misappropriating, misinterpreting, misrepresenting, misstating, mistreating, mitigating, moderating, molesting, molting, motivating, mounting, mutating, mutilating, muting, nauseating, navigating, necessitating, negating, neglecting, negotiating, nesting, netting, nitrating, nominating, nonbiting, nonoperating, nonsporting, nonvoting, noting, Nutting, objecting, obliterating, obstructing, obviating, officiating, offsetting, omitting, operating, opting, orbiting, orchestrating, originating, oscillating, ousting, Outfitting, outing, outwitting, overeating, overestimating, overheating, overreacting, overshooting, overstating, painting, panting, parachuting, parenting, participating, parting, pasting, patenting, patting, penetrating, percolating, perfecting, permeating, permitting, perpetrating, perpetuating, persecuting, persisting, perverting, petting, picketing, piloting, pinpointing, pirating, pitting, placating, planting, plating, plotting, plummeting, pocketing, pointing, polluting, pontificating, populating, porting, posting, pouting, precipitating, predicting, predominating, preempting, preexisting, presenting, preventing, printing, procrastinating, profiting, prognosticating, prohibiting, projecting, proliferating, promoting, prompting, promulgating, propagating, prosecuting, prospecting, protecting, protesting, pulsating, purporting, putting, quieting, quilting, quitting, quoting, radiating, rafting, ranting, ratcheting, rating, reacting, reactivating, readjusting, reallocating, reasserting, rebutting, recalculating, recanting, recasting, reciprocating, reciting, recollecting, reconnecting, reconstituting, reconstructing, recounting, recreating, recruiting, recuperating, redacting, redecorating, redirecting, redistributing, redistricting, reelecting, reevaluating, refitting, reflecting, refuting, regenerating, regretting, regulating, rehabilitating, reigniting, reincorporating, reinstating, reinstituting, reinterpreting, reinventing, reinvesting, reinvigorating, reiterating, rejecting, rejuvenating, relating, relegating, relenting, relocating, remarketing, renegotiating, renovating, renting, repainting, repatriating, repeating, replanting, replicating, reporting, representing, reprinting, repudiating, requesting, rerouting, resenting, resisting, resonating, resorting, respecting, restarting, restating, resting, restricting, resubmitting, resulting, resurrecting, resuscitating, retaliating, retesting, retracting, retreating, retrofitting, reuniting, reverberating, reverting, revisiting, revolting, rewriting, rioting, riveting, roasting, rocketing, rooting, rotating, rotting, rusting, salivating, salting, saluting, saturating, scapegoating, scouting, sculpting, seating, sedating, segregating, selecting, separating, setting, shafting, sheeting, shifting, shooting, shoplifting, shorting, shouting, shunting, shutting, sifting, sighting, simulating, siting, sitting, skating, skirting, skyrocketing, slanting, slighting, slitting, slotting, smarting, smelting, snorting, soliciting, somersaulting, sorting, speculating, spitting, splitting, sporting, spotting, spouting, sprinting, sprouting, spurting, squatting, squinting, squirting, stagnating, starting, stating, stimulating, stipulating, strutting, subcontracting, subjecting, submitting, subordinating, substituting, subtracting, subverting, suffocating, suggesting, superconducting, supplanting, supplementing, supporting, surmounting, suspecting, sweating, Sweeting, syndicating, tabulating, tainting, targeting, tasting, taunting, telecommuting, telemarketing, tempting, tenting, terminating, testing, thermosetting, thrusting, thwarting, ticketing, tilting, titillating, toasting, tolerating, tormenting, toting, touting, translating, transmitting, transplanting, transporting, treating, trotting, trumpeting, trusting, twisting, typecasting, typesetting, undercutting, underestimating, underreporting, understating, underwriting, undulating, unexciting, uninteresting, uninviting, uniting, unrelenting, unremitting, unseating, unstinting, unsuspecting, unwitting, updating, uplifting, uprooting, upsetting, urinating, vacating, vacillating, validating, vaulting, ventilating, venting, vesting, vetting, vibrating, violating, visiting, vomiting, voting, wafting, waiting, wanting, wasting, weighting, weightlifting, wetting, whiting, wildcatting, wilting, witting, wresting, writing, yachting.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: EXPEDITING

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-e-e-g-i-i-n-p-t-x"

-3 letters: dieting, editing, exigent, exiting, ignited.

-4 letters: dieing, dipnet, endite, exited, expend, extend, ignite, indite, nidget, peeing, peined, pidgin, pieing, pinged, pinite, pitied, teeing, tiding, tieing, tiepin, tineid, tinged.

-5 letters: deign, dexie, diene, digit, dinge, dixit, exine, genet, genie, genii, genip, index, indie, inept, nitid, nixed, nixie, piing, pined, pixie, teiid, teind, tenge, tepid.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: EXPEDITING


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

45 58 50 45 44 49 54 49 4E 47

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.    -..-    .--.    .    -..    ..    -    ..    -.    --.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000101 01011000 01010000 01000101 01000100 01001001 01010100 01001001 01001110 01000111

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#69 &#88 &#80 &#69 &#68 &#73 &#84 &#73 &#78 &#71

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0045 0058 0050 0045 0044 0049 0054 0049 004E 0047

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

39585039384354434841

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Usage Frequency
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Derivations
9. Rhymes
10. Anagrams
11. Orthography
12. Bibliography


  

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