How to pronounce "carve outs" in English
car·ve·outs
Hear native speakers say carve outs in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “carve outs”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
car
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ve
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
outs
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "carve outs" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "carve outs is" sounds like "carve outs-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "carve outs" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“Do we expect to see carve outs in the air space for people to develop these new systems?”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“carve outs for poor countries in this new system but in general uh almost every tax haven”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“you do uh and for anybody do you do carve outs with recruiters number one uh and we can Define that in a second and the other one is uh what do you do when”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“carve outs are exactly the thing that make it makes it all fall apart.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“How do you think about these carve outs of functionality and lack of functionality?”— Andrew HubermanWatch clip
“any carve outs but particularly people are focused on Canada Canada delivers 16”— CNBCWatch clip
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Do we expect to see carve outs in the air space for people to develop these new systems?
Hear it in context: “carve outs”
61 clipsThe English word “carve outs”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (car · ve · outs). Grammatically, “carve outs” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 61 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “carve outs” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Andrew Huberman, CNBC.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USClip #1 · @37:54
“It's really exciting to be an aviator again. Do we expect to see carve outs in the air space for people to develop these new systems? in the air space for people to develop these new systems?”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #2 · @3:45
“but there must be other means to attract businesses and there will also be some carve outs for poor countries in this new system but in general uh almost every tax haven but in general uh almost every tax haven”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @6:02
“probably not the best person for the job couple of uh recruiter questions uh do you do uh and for anybody do you do carve outs with recruiters number one uh and we can Define that in a second and the other one is uh what do you do when and we can Define that in a second and the other one is uh what do you do when”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @23:43
“we've got this great plan but we're going to do this carve out cuz those carve outs are exactly the thing that make it makes it all fall apart. West Street Inc. says this will raise 12 billion?”
- 🇺🇸 USAndrew HubermanClip #5 · @129:55
“It's just never going to be successful for me. How do you think about these carve outs of functionality and lack of functionality? That's probably not the right language, but I think this is important because”
Definition & Meaning: “carve outs”
- The selling of a minority stake in a subsidiary by a parent company; a partial spinoff.
- An exception to a legal provision.
Example Sentences (3)
- “These laws create special exemptions for farms through statutory and regulatory carveouts.”
- “Do we expect to see carve outs in the air space for people to develop these new systems?”
- “carve outs for poor countries in this new system but in general uh almost every tax haven”
Pronounce: “carve outs”
- Syllables:
- car · ve · outs
- Hear it in context
- carve outs
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"carve outs" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "carve outs" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about carve outs
How many syllables are in “carve outs”?
“carve outs” has 3 syllables: car · ve · outs.
What does “carve outs” mean?
The selling of a minority stake in a subsidiary by a parent company; a partial spinoff.
How can I hear “carve outs” used in real sentences?
This page has 61 real-world video examples of “carve outs” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “carve outs”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).