Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on a day-to-day basis

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables: on a -day--to--day ba-sis
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

7

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Occurring as part of a daily routine.

Example Sentences

"If you take the subway on a day-to-day basis, it might be worth getting a monthly pass."
"In wartime everything is done on a day-to-day basis because you can never plan ahead."

Synonyms

on a daily basis

Questions

What does on a day-to-day basis mean?: Occurring as part of a daily routine.

How to pronounce on a day-to-day basis

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