you pays your nickel and you takes your choice

A form of you pays your money and you takes your choice — Everyone can make their own individual decisions.

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Meanings

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

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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