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door money

door mon·ey
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dawr, dohr muhn-ee]
    • /dɔr, doʊr ˈmʌn i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dawr, dohr muhn-ee]
    • /dɔr, doʊr ˈmʌn i/

Definition of door money words

  • noun door money admission fee to a place of entertainment or recreation. 1

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Origin of door money

First appearance:

before 1800
One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10

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Parts of speech for Door money

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

door money popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

door money usage trend in Literature

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