Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hand in one's checks

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: hand in one's checks
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To die.

American usage; Colloquial

verb

To give up; to concede defeat.

American usage; Colloquial

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hand in, one's, checks.

Example Sentences

"When my ole woman was sick last winter and mighty near handing in her checks, I had no money to pay anybody to take care of her."
"'I give up,' he cried; 'I hand in my checks. I never thought I should come to such things; but what happens when the things come to you? […]'"
"As between the plaintiffs and the Harrisons the transaction was precisely the same as if the plaintiffs, standing at the counter of Harrisons' Bank, handed in their checks, took the money over the counter, and then handed it right back again to pay for the drafts."

Usage

American usage
Colloquial

Inflected Forms

hands in one's checks (present, singular) handing in one's checks (participle, present) handed in one's checks (participle, past) handed in one's checks (past)

Synonyms

pass in one's checks

Questions

What does hand in one's checks mean?: To die.

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