Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mispurchase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-pur-chase
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An erroneous purchase; the buying of incorrect goods or services.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From mis- + purchase.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Usage

Inflected Forms

mispurchases (plural)

Questions

What does mispurchase mean?: An erroneous purchase; the buying of incorrect goods or services.
Where does mispurchase come from?: From mis- + purchase.

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