Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

money and marbles

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: mon-ey and -mar-bles
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Cash and movable items or personal effects.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[…] if the tenant afterwards redeemed and went into occupation again, those improvements were then the landlord's property, and the tenant could not claim for them again. He could not be entitled to both money and marbles."

Etymology

Compare French meubles.

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does money and marbles mean?: Cash and movable items or personal effects.
Where does money and marbles come from?: Compare French meubles.

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