Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

for love or money

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.38 in modern English

Syllables: for love or -money
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Used with a negative to indicate that something is quite impossible

Example Sentences

"He wouldn't tell us what happened at school for love or money, even when threatened with grounding."
"You can't get a cab after midnight for love nor money."

Synonyms

for love nor money for anything for any price for all the world

Questions

What does for love or money mean?: Used with a negative to indicate that something is quite impossible

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