Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

for a song

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.25 in modern English

Syllables: for a -song
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

For a very low price; very cheaply.

Example Sentences

"They remembered then that they could have bought for a song canvases which now were worth large sums."
"[T]he contents of aircraft that once commanded prices up to $148m are now being sold off for a song after being torn apart in Gloucestershire's aviation charnel house."
"In his senior year, he had run across an old '66 Chevy Super Sport headed for the junkyard, bought it for a song, and overhauled it with his dad's help, turning it into the big red muscle car it was back in its day."
"He bought it for a song in 1984 compared with what his fellow financiers were spending on tonier Park and Fifth Avenues."

Inflected Forms

for a song and a dance (alternative)

Phrases

old song

Frequently Paired Words

old song

Synonyms

for a bargain price at a low price

Questions

What does for a song mean?: For a very low price; very cheaply.

How to pronounce for a song

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