say-so
/ˈseɪˌsoʊ/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.80 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I wouldn't buy anything that expensive just on the say-so of a saleman."
- "You are not to go into that room without my say-so."
- "On whose say-so?"
- "At the moment, and in "an emergency", you or I could be sent to the bin, willy-nilly, on the say-so of a single doctor (who may never have seen us before, and need have no particular experience of mental illness), so long as the application is supported by one of our relatives, or by a "social worker"."
- "the answer is that we just 'think' ourselves to Be Goodness Itself, we confer that Goodness upon ourselves by say-so, […]"
- "We could only know the authors are eye witnesses by taking it on their say-so, that is, by believing them, or by believing a string of say-sos."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈseɪˌsoʊ/
- British English: /ˈseɪˌsəʊ/