Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

for one's trouble

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables
for one's trou-ble
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

In exchange for one's effort; as a reward.

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What does for one's trouble mean?
In exchange for one's effort; as a reward.

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