Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tenpercentery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ten-per-centery
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A talent agency.

Example Sentences

"Twenty-five years ago, a clutch of agents left the William Morris Agency to form CAA, forever changing the way tenpercenteries conduct business."

Etymology

From ten + percent + -ery, from the traditional 10% commission which agents collect from whatever amount their clients earn.

Inflected Forms

tenpercenteries (plural)

Questions

What does tenpercentery mean?: A talent agency.
Where does tenpercentery come from?: From ten + percent + -ery, from the traditional 10% commission which agents collect from whatever amount their clients earn.

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