Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buy-off

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.23 in modern English

Syllables
buy-off
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act of, or method of, buying someone off; a bribe.

Inflected Forms

buy-offs (plural)

Questions

What does buy-off mean?
An act of, or method of, buying someone off; a bribe.

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