Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mete out

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables
mete out
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

metes out (present, singular) meting out (participle, present) meted out (participle, past) meted out (past)

Synonyms

distribute administer deal parcel out lot dispense shell out deal out dish out allot dole out

Questions

What does mete out mean?
To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out.

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