Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fourthhand

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fourth-hand
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having been relayed by three intermediate sources.

adj

Having had three previous owners.

Example Sentences

"I mean I think that there's an overall mind shift in the concept of ownership when it comes to clothing and that to your point that is a combination of secondhand, thirdhand, fourthhand, you know rental subscription."

Etymology

From fourth + hand.

Questions

What does fourthhand mean?: Having been relayed by three intermediate sources.
Where does fourthhand come from?: From fourth + hand.

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