Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bubble company

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables: bub-ble -com-pa-ny
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sham business that swindles people.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Etymology

See bubble (“to cheat or swindle”).

Usage

British usage
Obsolete
Slang

Inflected Forms

bubble companies (plural)

Questions

What does bubble company mean?: A sham business that swindles people.
Where does bubble company come from?: See bubble (“to cheat or swindle”).

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