handicapping

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noun

The imposition of a handicap.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of handicap
nounhandicapping (plural handicappings)

plural handicappings

  1. The imposition of a handicap.

    Much of this prejudice, indeed, persists; for instance, in the heavy handicappings with which insurance companies saddle their West Indian policies, […]

    1868, The British and Foreign Medico-chirurgical Review, page 238
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handicapping,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handicapping.

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