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making a dollar out of fifteen cents

making a dollar out of fifteen cents is the present participle and gerund 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 making a dollar out of fifteen cents

What is making a dollar out of fifteen cents the present participle and gerund of?
Making a dollar out of fifteen cents is the present participle and gerund of make a dollar out of fifteen cents.

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

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

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