Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

setting up shop

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables
set-ting up shop
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of set up shop

Questions

What does setting up shop mean?
present participle and gerund of set up shop

How to pronounce setting up shop

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