independent means
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Income from one's own assets resulting in no need for employment.
Example Sentences
- "She is a woman of independent means."
- "“[…] This is Mr. Churchill, who, as you are aware, is good enough to come to us for his diaconate, and, as we hope, for much longer; and being a gentleman of independent means, he declines to take any payment.” Saying this Walden rubbed his hands together and smiled contentedly."