Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

micropurchase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-crop-ur-chase
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A purchase for a very small amount of money.

Example Sentences

"These changes have helped to drive the use of payment cards for even so-called micropurchases, which are those less than $5."

Etymology

From micro- + purchase.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: micro

Inflected Forms

micropurchases (plural)

Questions

What does micropurchase mean?: A purchase for a very small amount of money.
Where does micropurchase come from?: From micro- + purchase.

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