Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

back-ganging

/ˈbækˌɡæŋɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: back-gang-ing
IPA: /ˈbækˌɡæŋɪŋ/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Behind or late in payment or rent; in arrears.

adj

Not in a good financial state; unprosperous.

adj

Not in good health; sickly, unhealthy.

noun

A going back; a returning; also, the way back.

Uncountable

noun

A deterioration, especially in circumstances or health; a relapse, a retrograde.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Here he opened the fatal volume [a rental book]; I have heard of a thing they call Doomsday book—I am clear it has been a rental of back-ganging tenants."

Etymology

From back- + ganging (“going”), from gang (“to go, proceed; to walk”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: back-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbækˌɡæŋɪŋ/
British English: /ˈbækˌɡæŋɪŋ/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

more back-ganging (comparative) most back-ganging (superlative) back-gangin (alternative) back-gannin (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

backgain

Synonyms

backgain

Questions

How do you pronounce back-ganging?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbækˌɡæŋɪŋ/.
What does back-ganging mean?: Behind or late in payment or rent; in arrears.
Where does back-ganging come from?: From back- + ganging (“going”), from gang (“to go, proceed; to walk”).

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