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Hyphenation for “down-and-out”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “down-and-out”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "down-and-out" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “down-and-out” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „down-and-out“ ⟶ „down-and-out“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "down-and-out"

Definition: [adjective] (of a person) without money, a job, or a place to live; destitute.
Example: a novel about being down and out in London

Synonyms of "down-and-out"

destitute | poverty-stricken | impoverished | indigent | penniless | insolvent | impecunious | ruined | pauperized | without a penny to one's name | needy | in need | in want | hard up | on the breadline | hard-pressed | deprived | disadvantaged | distressed | badly off | beggarly | beggared | homeless | without a roof over one's head | on the streets | of no fixed abode/address | vagrant | living rough | unemployed | jobless | out of a job | workless | laid off | idle | between jobs | redundant | sleeping rough | on one's uppers | up against it | broke | flat broke | strapped (for cash) | without a brass farthing | without a bean | without a sou | as poor as a church mouse | on one's beam-ends | stony broke | skint | boracic (lint) | on the dole | signing on | resting | stone broke | without a red cent | on skid row | on the wallaby track | penurious |


Definition: [adjective] (of a boxer) knocked down and unable to continue fighting.


Synonyms of "down-and-out"


Definition: [noun] a person without money, a job, or a place to live.
Example: a hostel for down-and-outs

Synonyms of "down-and-out"

poor person | pauper | indigent | bankrupt | insolvent | beggar | mendicant | homeless person | vagrant | tramp | drifter | derelict | vagabond | knight of the road | bird of passage | rolling stone | unemployed person | job-seeker | hobo | bagman | knockabout | overlander | sundowner | whaler | streety | have-not | dosser | bag lady | bum | bindlestiff | derro | outie | the poor | the destitute | the needy | the homeless | the unemployed |


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