infrastructure B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃɚ/ UK /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃə/ See IPA manual Freq #14352 Meanings 1 noun The basic systems and facilities a country or community needs to function, such as roads, power, and water. The government promised to invest in roads, bridges, and other infrastructure. 2 noun The underlying structure that supports an organization or system. The bank upgraded its IT infrastructure to handle more customers. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the basic systems and... base 2 noun · the underlying structure... substructureunderpinningunderstructure Word family Forms infrastructures Derived forms applistructurecyberinfrastructuree-infrastructureinfrastructuralinfrastructurednon-infrastructurenoninfrastructure Etymology AI details Borrowed from French infrastructure, equivalent to infra- + structure. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # infrastructure **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃə/ **Frequency rank:** 14352 ## Meanings 1. The basic systems and facilities a country or community needs to function, such as roads, power, and water. 2. The underlying structure that supports an organization or system. ## Examples - The government promised to invest in roads, bridges, and other infrastructure. - The bank upgraded its IT infrastructure to handle more customers. ## Derived Forms - applistructure - cyberinfrastructure - e-infrastructure - infrastructural - infrastructured - non-infrastructure - noninfrastructure ## Etymology Borrowed from French infrastructure, equivalent to infra- + structure. ## AI Etymology Infrastructure is borrowed from French infrastructure, equivalent to infra- + structure. The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as applistructure, cyberinfrastructure, e-infrastructure, and infrastructural. In present use it covers the basic systems and facilities a country or community needs to function, such as roads, power, and water and the underlying structure that supports an organization or system. ## Topics - People & Society markdown