Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

going, going, gone

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.04 in modern English

Syllables
go-ing, -go-ing, -gone
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Often used by an auctioneer to indicate that an auction is closing with the convention that once the word "gone" is said no further bids will be accepted.

Phrases

going once, going twice on the block what am I bid

Frequently Paired Words

going once, going twice on the block what am I bid

Questions

What does going, going, gone mean?
Often used by an auctioneer to indicate that an auction is closing with the convention that once the word "gone" is said no further bids will be accepted.

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