Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

find one's account

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables
find- one's ac-count
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To find satisfactory profit or advantage (in something).

Dated

Etymology

Compare French trouver son compte.

Usage

Inflected Forms

finds one's account (present, singular) finding one's account (participle, present) found one's account (participle, past) found one's account (past)

Questions

What does find one's account mean?
To find satisfactory profit or advantage (in something).
Where does find one's account come from?
Compare French trouver son compte.

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