Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hand away

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.20 in modern English

Syllables
hand -away
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give up or give away for a price that is too low; to squander.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

hands away (present, singular) handing away (participle, present) handed away (participle, past) handed away (past)

Questions

What does hand away mean?
To give up or give away for a price that is too low; to squander.

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