Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

death and taxes

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English

Syllables: death and -tax-es
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something which is totally certain.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Nothing is ever solved forever. Like death and taxes, problems are always there to confront us."

Etymology

By extension with sure as death and taxes.

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does death and taxes mean?: Something which is totally certain.
Where does death and taxes come from?: By extension with sure as death and taxes.

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