Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

you pays your money and you takes your choice

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

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

71

Scrabble Score

37

Letters

8

Syllables

16

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Everyone can make their own individual decisions.

Example Sentences

"You can get there by bus, or train, or taxi. Whatever. You pays your money and you takes your choice."
"Showman. On your right you will perceive a Prime Minister a Bolishing of hisself. And over your left is another Prime Minister a Bolishing of the Corn-Laws. / Master John Bull. But which is the Prime Minister? / Showman. Which ever you please, my little dear. You pays your money, and you takes your choice."

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

to each his own you get what you pay for you pays your money and you takes your chances

Frequently Paired Words

to each his own you get what you pay for you pays your money and you takes your chances

Questions

What does you pays your money and you takes your choice mean?: Everyone can make their own individual decisions.

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