Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bus pass

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables: bus -pass
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pass that allows the user to travel on buses for a certain duration or a certain number of trips.

Example Sentences

"A city block, chock full of empty heroin bags, used condoms, dirty diapers and expired bus passes. Sewer grates, straining under the weight of quarter water bottles and wrappers from cheap snacks and cakes."

Inflected Forms

bus passes (plural)

Questions

What does bus pass mean?: A pass that allows the user to travel on buses for a certain duration or a certain number of trips.

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