Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pay one's own way

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables
pay one's own way
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pay for oneself, not relying on the generosity of others.

verb

Synonym of pay for itself.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

pay one's own freight pay for itself

Questions

What does pay one's own way mean?
To pay for oneself, not relying on the generosity of others.

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