Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homebuying

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: home-buy-ing
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The purchase of a house.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Trump has said that undocumented immigrants share the blame for America’s once-in-a-generation home affordability crisis, but the president-elect’s deportation plans may backfire, driving up the cost of homebuying even further."

Etymology

From home + buying.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

housebuying

Questions

What does homebuying mean?: The purchase of a house.
Where does homebuying come from?: From home + buying.

How to pronounce homebuying

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