Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pay the rent

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables
pay the rent
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of a job or profession, to provide enough income for someone to afford a place to live.

verb

To provide reparations or compensation to Indigenous Australians predicated on the claim that the nation constitutes their sovereign territory.

Australian usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

put food on the table roof over one's head

Frequently Paired Words

put food on the table roof over one's head

Synonyms

pay the bills

Questions

What does pay the rent mean?
Of a job or profession, to provide enough income for someone to afford a place to live.

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