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submission

noun

the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
S
Ends with
N
Contains
UB
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

səbˈmɪʃən

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another

noun

  1. (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case they are arguing

noun

  1. an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter

noun

  1. a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter

noun

  1. something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)

    “several of his submissions were rejected by publishers”

noun

  1. the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness

noun

  1. the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else

    “the union was brought into submission”

In context

Example Sentences

several of his submissions were rejected by publishers
what was the date of submission of your proposal?
the union was brought into submission
his submission to the will of God

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