Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

come with the territory

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables: come with- the ter-ri-to-ry
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be a common, and often inconvenient, accompaniment of an occupation, situation, or occurrence.

Example Sentences

"Johnny Carson's three-year tenure as top man of "Tonight" leaves him less edgy than any of that grind's predecessors and he has a fine relaxed philosophy about the side irritants of the nation's favorite chatterthon: "Loss of privacy comes with the territory.""
"When one decides to raise sheep, he accepts the fact that coyotes come with the territory."
"Many checkers have been upbraided by lordly writers and editors and big shots of all stripes. Such abuse came with the territory."
"Impatience . . . is chronic in the mass media. Indeed, it comes with the territory."

Etymology

Probably an allusion to the territory assigned to a travelling salesman.

Inflected Forms

comes with the territory (present, singular) coming with the territory (participle, present) came with the territory (past)

Phrases

part and parcel all in a day's work

Frequently Paired Words

part and parcel all in a day's work

Synonyms

go with the territory

Questions

What does come with the territory mean?: To be a common, and often inconvenient, accompaniment of an occupation, situation, or occurrence.
Where does come with the territory come from?: Probably an allusion to the territory assigned to a travelling salesman.

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