Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

giving someone the business

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.91 in modern English

Syllables
giv-ing -some-one the busi-ness
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of give someone the business

Questions

What does giving someone the business mean?
present participle and gerund of give someone the business

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