Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

you can't take it with you

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.49 in modern English

Syllables: you -can't -take it with- y-ou
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

It is not possible to take one's material wealth or possessions to whatever world may await one after death.

Example Sentences

""The clause which—at my death—makes you sole owner of the whole concession. You see—the odds were scarcely even, were they? It wasn't likely anything would happen to you!" . . . "What's it matter to you now?" Trent said, with unintentional brutality. "You can't take it with you.""
"Dealers also quietly bought gold fillings from morticians, proving that you can't take it with you."
"You can't take it with you, of course, but your intended heirs may not be able to take it with them, either, if you do not explicitly state through a will who is supposed to get what."

Questions

What does you can't take it with you mean?: It is not possible to take one's material wealth or possessions to whatever world may await one after death.

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