you pays your nickel and you takes your chances

A form of you pays your money and you takes your chances — There is no guarantee that you will get the result you want.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. alternativeAlternative form of you pays your money and you takes your chances.
Cite this entry
APA

you pays your nickel and you takes your chances. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20pays%20your%20nickel%20and%20you%20takes%20your%20chances

MLA

“you pays your nickel and you takes your chances.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20pays%20your%20nickel%20and%20you%20takes%20your%20chances. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “you pays your nickel and you takes your chances,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20pays%20your%20nickel%20and%20you%20takes%20your%20chances.

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