Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laugh all the way to the bank

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables: laugh- al-l the way -to the bank
IPA

45

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make a large income easily, especially at the expense of others or by doing something that lacks significant merit or effort.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Ivan Boesky laughed all the way to the bank, as did Milken, as do most people who commit clever, non-violent crimes and fraudulently enrich themselves."
"Who cares if he's not funny? The venture capitalists behind Twitter will be laughing all the way to the bank."
"George Bancroft stars as ruthless stock manipulator Jim Bradford, who plays his customers for suckers and laughs all the way to the bank."

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

laughs all the way to the bank (present, singular) laughing all the way to the bank (participle, present) laughed all the way to the bank (participle, past) laughed all the way to the bank (past)

Phrases

cry all the way to the bank

Frequently Paired Words

cry all the way to the bank

Questions

What does laugh all the way to the bank mean?: To make a large income easily, especially at the expense of others or by doing something that lacks significant merit or effort.

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