Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

returned the favor

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables
re-turned the -fa-vor
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does returned the favor mean?
simple past and past participle of return the favor

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