{
    "term": "stability",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the quality or state of being steady and not changing or being upset in any way (= the quality of being stable)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**political/economic/social stability**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the stability of the dollar on the world’s money markets"
                },
                {
                    "text": "price stability"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Being back with their family should provide emotional stability for the children."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The country is now enjoying a period of relative stability and prosperity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The country was enjoying a period of political stability."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The policy should bring greater monetary stability to the country."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These actions may threaten the overall stability of the system."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They believe that religion enhances family stability."
                },
                {
                    "text": "communities that have a high degree of stability"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the need for peace and stability in the Middle East"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["greater", "increased", "relative"],
                "… of stability": ["degree", "level"],
                "verb + stability": ["achieve", "bring", "ensure"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a lack of stability",
                    "peace and stability",
                    "a period of stability"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/stəˈbɪləti/",
                "audio": "st/stability/stability__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/stəˈbɪləti/",
                "audio": "st/stability/stability__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French stablete, from Latin stabilitas, from stabilis ‘stable’."
}