Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

back up the truck

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables
back- up the truck
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take advantage of favourable pricing by purchasing a large amount.

American usage; Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the idea of bringing a truck to a location to be loaded with goods.

Usage

Inflected Forms

backs up the truck (present, singular) backing up the truck (participle, present) backed up the truck (participle, past) backed up the truck (past)

Questions

What does back up the truck mean?
To take advantage of favourable pricing by purchasing a large amount.
Where does back up the truck come from?
From the idea of bringing a truck to a location to be loaded with goods.

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