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spoil the market

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
spoil the -mar-ket
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To set higher standards by overachieving, so others look inferior or unmotivated in comparison.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

spoils the market (present, singular) spoiling the market (participle, present) spoiled the market (participle, past) spoiled the market (past) spoil market (alternative)

Questions

What does spoil the market mean?
To set higher standards by overachieving, so others look inferior or unmotivated in comparison.

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