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made a dollar out of fifteen cents

made a dollar out of fifteen cents is the simple past and past participle of make a dollar out of fifteen cents.

Meaning of make a dollar out of fifteen cents

Verb

make a dollar out of fifteen cents (third-person singular simple present makes a dollar out of fifteen cents, present participle making a dollar out of fifteen cents, simple past and past participle made a dollar out of fifteen cents)

  1. (Canada, US) To spend one's money carefully and sparingly, so that it lasts; to be thrifty.

Questions about made a dollar out of fifteen cents

What is made a dollar out of fifteen cents the simple past and past participle of?
Made a dollar out of fifteen cents is the simple past and past participle of make a dollar out of fifteen cents.

Words near made a dollar out of fifteen cents in the dictionary

  1. made a clean breast
  2. made a dash for it
  3. made a decision
  4. made a dent
  5. made a difference
  6. made a dollar out of fifteen cents
  7. made a face
  8. made a fist of
  9. made a fool of
  10. made a fool out of
  11. made a fortune

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