Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one's own boss

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables
one's own -boss
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Self-employed.

phrase

In a position to make decisions or take a course of action without referring to or being overruled by another person.

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What does one's own boss mean?
Self-employed.

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