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to be better than nothing

to be bet·ter than noth·ing
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too bee bet-er th an, th en nuhth-ing]
    • /tu bi ˈbɛt ər ðæn, ðɛn ˈnʌθ ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too bee bet-er th an, th en nuhth-ing]
    • /tu bi ˈbɛt ər ðæn, ðɛn ˈnʌθ ɪŋ/

Definition of to be better than nothing words

  • phrase to be better than nothing If you say that something is better than nothing, you mean that it is not what is required, but that it is better to have that thing than to have nothing at all. 0
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Parts of speech for To be better than nothing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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to be better than nothing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% 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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