Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hand money

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.21 in modern English

Syllables: hand -money
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest money.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does hand money mean?: Money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest money.

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