Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pay the bills

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables
pay the -bills
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of a job or profession, to provide enough income to sustain one's lifestyle.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

pays the bills (present, singular) paying the bills (participle, present) paid the bills (participle, past) paid the bills (past)

Phrases

meal ticket pecunia non olet put food on the table

Frequently Paired Words

meal ticket pecunia non olet put food on the table

Synonyms

pay the rent

Questions

What does pay the bills mean?
Of a job or profession, to provide enough income to sustain one's lifestyle.

How to pronounce pay the bills

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “pay the bills”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “pay the bills”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “pay the bills” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.