Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whip-around

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: whip-around
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of whip-round.

British usage

Example Sentences

"After revealing a bizarre money trail of whip-arounds from friends, unsolicited payment for a Manchester dinner, wins on the horses, cash savings for property investments, bags of cash and a lack of bank accounts, Mr Ahern’s evidence was turned on its head by his former secretary, Grainne Carruth."
"BERTIE Ahern's explanation that he received an envelope stuffed with £8,000 in cash following a whip-around by a group of Manchester-based businessmen was branded untrue by the Mahon Tribunal."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

whip-arounds (plural)

Questions

What does whip-around mean?: Alternative form of whip-round.

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