Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

watch the pennies

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
watch the pen-nies
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be careful about how much one spends; to try to save money wherever possible.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

watches the pennies (present, singular) watching the pennies (participle, present) watched the pennies (participle, past) watched the pennies (past)

Phrases

take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves

Frequently Paired Words

take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves

Questions

What does watch the pennies mean?
To be careful about how much one spends; to try to save money wherever possible.

How to pronounce watch the pennies

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