Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

banker's dozen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: banker's -dozen
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"Not a low baker's dozen, you will perceive, but two high banker's dozen !"
"There were 11 in number (a reference has been made to them as constituting a banker's dozen), representing the following organizations :"
"It concludes with a banker's dozen of 11 items labeled "What to Read" — a well chosen list on the urban, technological disruption of man's life and the earth's biosphere."
"Caroline arranged to have appear at her concert a banker's dozen (eleven) of New York's most admired amateur and professional musicians, including the alluring divorcee Fanny Ronalds, who — it was rumored — was accomplished in arts more erotic than the one she would demonstrate that night."
"George counted eleven of them. A banker's dozen, he said to himself."

Etymology

A play on the phrase baker's dozen; it is one less than a dozen as compared to one more. See also bankers' hours.

Questions

What does banker's dozen mean?: Eleven.
Where does banker's dozen come from?: A play on the phrase baker's dozen; it is one less than a dozen as compared to one more. See also bankers' hours.

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