Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

worth one's weight in gold

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables: worth one's weight in -gold
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"I find my dog is worth her weight in gold on those long snowy weekends when I can't get out."
"This book is worth its weight in gold to the housewife who wishes to feed her family for health—and economically."
"2011, "Summer (Where Do We Begin?)" (song), Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension Summer, every single moment is worth its weight in gold Summer, it's like the world's best story and it's waiting to be told"

Etymology

Because gold is expensive even in small amounts.

Phrases

worth one's weight in salt

Frequently Paired Words

worth one's weight in salt

Synonyms

invaluable without price precious priceless unpriced unvaluable worth one's weight in gold

Questions

What does worth one's weight in gold mean?: Very valuable.
Where does worth one's weight in gold come from?: Because gold is expensive even in small amounts.

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