Speakur

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lay one's account

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
lay one's ac-count
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reckon with (also on or for) some future act or event; to expect, to plan (for).

British usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

lays one's account (present, singular) laying one's account (participle, present) laid one's account (participle, past) laid one's account (past)

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What does lay one's account mean?
To reckon with (also on or for) some future act or event; to expect, to plan (for).

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