Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stroke of business

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables: stroke of busi-ness
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

(of business or trade) a large or considerable amount

Archaic

Example Sentences

""How my father came to hear of this little stroke of business I never knew, but some little bird or other whistled it to him, and he was very soon down upon me in right earnest.""

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

strokes of business (plural)

Questions

What does stroke of business mean?: (of business or trade) a large or considerable amount

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