Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

getting one's affairs in order

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables
get-ting one's af-fairs in order
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of get one's affairs in order

Questions

What does getting one's affairs in order mean?
present participle and gerund of get one's affairs in order

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