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paper the house

paper the house verb: to give away free tickets to a theater performance etc. so as to ensure a sizeable audience.

Verb

paper the house (third-person singular simple present papers the house, present participle papering the house, simple past and past participle papered the house)

  1. (dated, slang) To give away free tickets to a theater performance etc. so as to ensure a sizeable audience.
    Synonyms:
    paper

Synonyms of paper the house

Forms of paper the house

third-person singular presentpapers the house
present participlepapering the house
past participlepapered the house
pastpapered the house

Questions about paper the house

What does paper the house mean?
Paper the house means to give away free tickets to a theater performance etc. so as to ensure a sizeable audience.
What part of speech is paper the house?
Paper the house is a verb.
What is the past tense of paper the house?
The past tense of paper the house is papered the house.

Words near paper the house in the dictionary

  1. paper streamers
  2. paper street
  3. paper streets
  4. paper tape
  5. paper tapes
  6. paper the house
  7. paper thosai
  8. paper thosais
  9. paper ticket
  10. paper tickets
  11. paper tiger

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