Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beggar-my-neighbor policy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: beg-gar-my-neigh-bor pol-i-cy
IPA

44

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

7

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy

Example Sentences

"the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy"

Synonyms

beggar-my-neighbour policy beggar-my-neighbor strategy beggar-my-neighbour strategy

Questions

What does beggar-my-neighbor policy mean?: a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy

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