Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

making ends meet

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English

Syllables
mak-ing end-s meet
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of make ends meet. To be able to spend within one's means.

Questions

What does making ends meet mean?
present participle and gerund of make ends meet. To be able to spend within one's means.

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