mobility

mobility
noun
ADJECTIVE
decreased, limited, reduced, restricted
full
greater, increased
downward, upward
personal
class (esp. AmE), social

Education was the key to upward social mobility.

career, job, labour/labor, occupational
capital, economic
geographical
VERB + MOBILITY
have

She has limited mobility in her arms.

impair, limit, reduce

a disease that impairs the mobility of many older people

enhance, increase

Better education increases social mobility.

regain

The patient should be able to regain full mobility.

PHRASES
mobility of labour/labor

The high cost of living acts as an obstacle to mobility of labor.


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