a run for one's money

run

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ruhn]
- /eɪ rʌn fɔr wʌnz ˈmʌn i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ruhn]
- /eɪ rʌn fɔr wʌnz ˈmʌn i/

Definitions of a run for one's money words

noun a run for one's money a strong challenge or close competition 3
noun a run for one's money pleasure derived from an activity 3
noun a run for one's money powerful competition 3
noun a run for one's money some satisfaction for what one has expended, as in betting on a near winner in a race 3
verb without object a run for one's money to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground. 1
verb without object a run for one's money to move with haste; act quickly: Run upstairs and get the iodine. 1

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Origin of a run for one's money

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (v.) Middle English rinnen, rennen, partly < Old Norse rinna, renna, partly continuing Old English rinnan; cognate with German rinnen; form run orig. past participle, later extended to present tense; (noun and adj.) derivative of the v.

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Parts of speech for A run for one's money

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a run for one's money 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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