How many syllables in recruitment?

There are 3 syllables in the word recruitment.

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Divide recruitment into syllables:

re · cruit · ment

How to pronounce recruitment:

Definition of recruitment:

recruitment (noun):: the action or process of recruiting; the job or position to which a person is appointed; the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.).

Synonyms for recruitment:

accomplishment

achievement

appointing

appointment

commissioning

employment

engagement

engaging

enlisting

enlistment

enrolling

enrolment

hire

hiring

recapture

reclamation

recovery

recruiting

replenishment

repossession

rescue

retaining

retrieval

taking on

Antonyms for recruitment:

dismissal

division

firing

lay off

sacking

segregation

separation

severance

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