Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

runner-up finish

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables
run-ner-up fin-ish
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a finish in second place (as in a race)

Synonyms

second-place finish

Questions

What does runner-up finish mean?
a finish in second place (as in a race)

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