Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

making both ends meet

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English

Syllables
mak-ing both- end-s meet
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of make both ends meet

Questions

What does making both ends meet mean?
present participle and gerund of make both ends meet

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