How to spell membership

hear itmem·ber·ship/'mɛmbər,ʃɪp/nounRules and real life

What it means: The state of belonging to a group or organization.

In a sentence: I got a library membership so I can borrow lots of books.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as membersip or memborship.

Same family: members, membership(s), join, participant, subscription. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Membership is formed from the noun 'member' plus the old suffix '-ship', which comes from Old English and means a state or condition. That same suffix appears in words like 'friendship' and 'leadership,' showing a state of being a friend or a leader.

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