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make ends meet

end
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [end]
    • /meɪk end mit/
    • /meɪk end miːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [end]
    • /meɪk end mit/

Definitions of make ends meet words

  • noun make ends meet the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope. 1
  • noun make ends meet a point, line, or limitation that indicates the full extent, degree, etc., of something; limit; bounds: kindness without end; to walk from end to end of a city. 1
  • noun make ends meet a part or place at or adjacent to an extremity: at the end of the table; the west end of town. 1
  • noun make ends meet the furthermost imaginable place or point: an island at the very end of the world. 1
  • noun make ends meet termination; conclusion: The journey was coming to an end. 1
  • noun make ends meet the concluding part: The end of her speech had to be cut short because of time. 1
See all 47 definitions of make ends meet

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Origin of make ends meet

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English ende; cognate with Old Frisian enda, Middle Dutch e(i)nde, Old Saxon endi, Old High German anti, G Ende, Old Norse endi(r), Gothic andeis end < Germanic *anthjá-; akin to Sanskrit ánta- end

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Parts of speech for Make ends meet

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Make ends meet

make ends meet popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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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Synonyms for make ends meet

verb make ends meet

  • scrimp — to be sparing or frugal; economize (often followed by on): They scrimped and saved for everything they have. He spends most of his money on clothes, and scrimps on food.
  • cut down — If you cut down on something or cut down something, you use or do less of it.
  • conserve — If you conserve a supply of something, you use it carefully so that it lasts for a long time.
  • retrench — to cut down, reduce, or diminish; curtail (expenses).
  • manage — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
All 88 Synonyms of make ends meet

Antonyms for make ends meet

verb make ends meet

  • squander — to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
  • spend — to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money.
  • throw away — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
  • fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
  • lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
All 27 Antonyms of make ends meet

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