Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sell by the candle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
sel-l- by the -can-dle
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To offer for sale by auction as long as a small piece of candle burns; the winning bid is the last one made before the flame goes out.

Inflected Forms

sells by the candle (present, singular) selling by the candle (participle, present) sold by the candle (participle, past) sold by the candle (past)

Phrases

candle auction

Frequently Paired Words

candle auction

Questions

What does sell by the candle mean?
To offer for sale by auction as long as a small piece of candle burns; the winning bid is the last one made before the flame goes out.

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