Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tapping up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: tap-ping up
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Making an approach to a player, under contract to another club, in order to attempt to negotiate a transfer.

British usage; Uncountable

Usage

British usage
Uncountable

Questions

What does tapping up mean?: Making an approach to a player, under contract to another club, in order to attempt to negotiate a transfer.

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