Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

princely sum

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: prince-ly -sum
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large amount of money.

noun

A small amount of money.

Example Sentences

"The painting fetched a princely sum."
"After all that work, I've earned the princely sum of two pounds."

Inflected Forms

princely sums (plural)

Questions

What does princely sum mean?: A large amount of money.

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