never-never

Questions about never-never

What does never-never mean?

never-never means "installment plan". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in never-never?

never-never has 4 syllables: ne-ver--ne-ver. The stress falls on "ver-".

What is another word for never-never?

Close synonyms include hire-purchase. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is never-never a common word?

never-never is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.