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make a dollar out of fifteen cents

make a dollar out of fifteen cents verb: to spend one's money carefully and sparingly, so that it lasts; to be thrifty.

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.

Forms of make a dollar out of fifteen cents

third-person singular presentmakes a dollar out of fifteen cents
present participlemaking a dollar out of fifteen cents
past participlemade a dollar out of fifteen cents
pastmade a dollar out of fifteen cents

Questions about make a dollar out of fifteen cents

What does make a dollar out of fifteen cents mean?
Make a dollar out of fifteen cents means to spend one's money carefully and sparingly, so that it lasts; to be thrifty.
What part of speech is make a dollar out of fifteen cents?
Make a dollar out of fifteen cents is a verb.
What is the past tense of make a dollar out of fifteen cents?
The past tense of make a dollar out of fifteen cents is made a dollar out of fifteen cents.

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

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

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