Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give away the store

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.86 in modern English

Syllables: give -away the -s-tore
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To transact, trade, or negotiate badly, by paying, providing, or conceding too much to the other party.

Informal

Example Sentences

"But he left the impression he wanted, of a man prepared to be conciliatory who would never give away the store."
""Bush's tax plan offers next to nothing to average Americans, while giving away the store to multimillionaires," said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid."
"Then Biden gave away the store. Republicans in the Senate had balked at the climate plan, especially its effort to raise taxes on the wealthy to pay for many of its investments."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

gives away the store (present, singular) giving away the store (participle, present) gave away the store (past) given away the store (participle, past) give the store away (alternative)

Phrases

bet the farm

Frequently Paired Words

bet the farm

Synonyms

give away the shop give away the farm

Questions

What does give away the store mean?: To transact, trade, or negotiate badly, by paying, providing, or conceding too much to the other party.

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