Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lighten someone's purse

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
light-en -some-one's purse
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to take money from someone.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

lightens someone's purse (present, singular) lightening someone's purse (participle, present) lightened someone's purse (participle, past) lightened someone's purse (past)

Questions

What does lighten someone's purse mean?
to take money from someone.

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