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come with the territory

come with the ter·ri·to·ry
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuhm with, with stressed th ee ter-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
    • /kʌm wɪθ, wɪð stressed ði ˈtɛr ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuhm with, with stressed th ee ter-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
    • /kʌm wɪθ, wɪð stressed ði ˈtɛr ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/

Definitions of come with the territory words

  • phrase come with the territory If you say that something comes with the territory, you mean that you accept it as a natural result of the situation you are in. 3
  • verb come with the territory (Idiomatic) To be a common, and often inconvenient, accompaniment of an occupation, situation, or occurrence. 0

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Parts of speech for Come with the territory

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

come with the territory popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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