Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scratch together

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables: scratch -to-geth-er
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To collect, assemble or gather small amounts (especially of money), from various sources, with some difficulty; to scrape together.

Inflected Forms

scratches together (present, singular) scratching together (participle, present) scratched together (participle, past) scratched together (past)

Synonyms

scrape together

Questions

What does scratch together mean?: To collect, assemble or gather small amounts (especially of money), from various sources, with some difficulty; to scrape together.

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