Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pay one's own freight

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: pay one's own freight
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

1

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of pay one's own way.

Colloquial; Dated

Example Sentences

"If any of you want a whacking lot of experience, lots of thrills to the minute and can pay your own freight, sign up for that trip to the land of the Northern Lights."
"I missed a real job's stimulation and rested uneasy in depending upon the Royal Family. (A sound presentiment, there.) I had been on my own since the age of eighteen, and I liked how it felt to pay my own freight."
"“I have absolutely no interest in being a wealthy dilettante. I have a job. I pay my own freight. […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

pays one's own freight (present, singular) paying one's own freight (participle, present) paid one's own freight (participle, past) paid one's own freight (past)

Synonyms

pay one's own way

Questions

What does pay one's own freight mean?: Synonym of pay one's own way.

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