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Definition of "mobility" []

  • The quality or state of being mobile. (noun)
  • The movement of people, as from one social group, class, or level to another: "There's been . . . restructuring of industry and downward mobility for Americans as a whole” ( Lawrence W. Sherman). (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "mobility" in a sentence
  • "Distributing small and medium sized packets thro poor roads, over long distances, into deep pockets of rural India and getting the stockiest to trust the mobility is a Herculean task."
  • ""This is still a low point in mobility, which is the lifeblood of our labor market and is important for young people.""
  • "“This is still a low point in mobility, which is the lifeblood of our labor market and is important for young people.”"