Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

under the hammer

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables
un-der- the ham-mer
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

For sale by auction.

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What does under the hammer mean?
For sale by auction.

How to pronounce under the hammer

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