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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweeten the pot

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
sweet-en the pot
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To increase a wager.

verb

To make something more desirable.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

sweetens the pot (present, singular) sweetening the pot (participle, present) sweetened the pot (participle, past) sweetened the pot (past)

Phrases

sugarcoat the pill

Frequently Paired Words

sugarcoat the pill

Synonyms

up the ante raise the stakes

Questions

What does sweeten the pot mean?
To increase a wager.

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