reinforcement

Meaning

  1. (uncountable) The act, process, or state of reinforcing or being reinforced.
  2. (countable) A thing that reinforces.
  3. (countable, in-plural, uncountable) Additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action.
  4. (uncountable) The process whereby a behavior with desirable consequences comes to be repeated.
  5. (countable, uncountable) A small round white sticker placed around a punched hole in a piece of paper to prevent the binder's rings from tearing through the paper.

Frequency

23k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɹiːɪnˈfɔː(ɹ)smənt/
Etymology

From reinforce + -ment.

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