Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dear-bought

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables
dear-bought
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Bought at a high price; as, dear-bought experience .

Questions

What does dear-bought mean?
Bought at a high price; as, dear-bought experience .

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