Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

you pays your nickel and you takes your choice

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables
you -pays y-our nick-el and y-ou -takes y-our -choice
IPA
73
Scrabble Score
38
Letters
8
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Alternative form of you pays your money and you takes your choice.

Questions

What does you pays your nickel and you takes your choice mean?
Alternative form of you pays your money and you takes your choice.

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