Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

you pays your money and you takes your chances

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables: you -pays y-our -money and y-ou -takes y-our chances
IPA

72

Scrabble Score

38

Letters

7

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

There is no guarantee that you will get the result you want.

Etymology

Probably from you pays your money and you takes your choice.

Inflected Forms

you pays your nickel and you takes your chances (alternative)

Questions

What does you pays your money and you takes your chances mean?: There is no guarantee that you will get the result you want.
Where does you pays your money and you takes your chances come from?: Probably from you pays your money and you takes your choice.

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