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preparedness

[ pri-pair-id-nis, -paird-nis ]

noun

  1. the state of being prepared; prepare; readiness.
  2. possession of adequate armed forces, industrial resources and potential, etc., especially as a deterrent to enemy attack.


preparedness

/ prɪˈpɛərɪdnɪs /

noun

  1. the state of being prepared or ready, esp militarily ready for war
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • preˈparedly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • unpre·pared·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of preparedness1

First recorded in 1580–90; prepared + -ness
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Example Sentences

Late last year, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of fire bills that included another $1 billion for preparedness and emergency response.

Designed with input from more than 100 professional adventurers, this kit makes preparedness super portable.

So I think if anything, we need to have some preparedness for more of these local outbreaks—to be very much on our toes and to be able to handle them quickly.

I learned a lot about disaster preparedness when I went to help out in Louisiana.

Yet, despite the predictable nature of this crisis, spending for pandemic preparedness has fallen nearly 50% since 2003 to a little under $1 billion a year, compared to a $676 billion defense budget.

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Philip Breedlove, NATO commander-in-chief, says this represents a shift, "from engagement to preparedness."

When we decimate the funding for hospital preparedness, we put ourselves in great peril.

Rigor/College Preparedness (30 percent) Three data points made up this category, each weighted equally.

She brings her own tea bags in a neat Ziploc bag, and I am mildly awed at her preparedness and chutzpah.

But Pratap Rudra, routed repeatedly by his lack of preparedness in a rapidly altering region, had exposed his weaknesses.

Such a collection of reproduced missives betokened the carefulness and preparedness of the possessor.

Among the Moros, as in Granada, “Love laughs with a grip on the knife,” and preparedness is as essential as good government.

But preparedness and capacity call for more consideration, however brief.

Thus such preparedness actually prevented any chance for even discussion of a peaceful settlement.

Belgium to-day is an illustration of what may be expected from lack of adequate preparedness.

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