Chiefly in plural. A large sum of money, frequently contrasted with penny, shilling, or †mark (obsolete).
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释义 | society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > large sum (31) pounda1225 Chiefly in plural. A large sum of money, frequently contrasted with penny, shilling, or †mark (obsolete). ransom?a1300 A sum of money, esp. a large one, such as one might pay as a punitive fine or as a payment for the return of a hostage (cf. sense 4a); a fortune. Cf… fother14.. Used for an enormous quantity, a ‘cart-load’ of gold or money. gob1542 A large sum of money; esp. in gob of money, †gob of gold. Now chiefly U.S. colloquial. mint1579 Chiefly with of. A quantity of money coined; a vast sum of money. Frequently to make (also lose,etc.) a mint (of money). Also (in extended use)… king's ransomc1590 The sum or price paid or demanded for the release of a prisoner or hostage, or for the restoration of captured property. Also in extended use. abomination1604 colloquial. A disagreeably large amount (of money). Obsolete. rare. coda1680 A purse or wallet; (slang) a (large) sum of money. Obsolete. a pretty (also fine, fair, etc.) penny1710 a pretty (also fine, fair,etc.) penny: a considerable gain, profit, or sum of money. plunk1767 slang. A large sum; a fortune. Obsolete. rare. big money1824 A large amount of money; esp. a large profit; a high salary. pot1856 colloquial. A large sum of money. More fully pot(s) of money (cf. sense 2a). big one?1863 Originally and chiefly U.S. A large sum of money, esp. one thousand (occasionally one million) dollars or (British) pounds; a note of large… a small fortune1874 Position as determined by wealth; amount of wealth; concrete a person's possessions collectively, wealth, ‘substance’; †formerly also plural in… four figures1893 i.e. an amount of one thousand pounds or over. poultice1902 Australian slang. A (large) sum of money; esp. a bribe. Also: a large bet (now rare). parcel1903 slang. A large amount of money gained or lost. Cf. packet, n. 1g. bundle1905 (See quot. 1922.) So in to go a (or the) bundle on: to bet much money on; figurative to be very fond of. slang (originally U.S.). pretty1909 Originally and chiefly U.S. regional (southern and south Midland). A large but unspecified sum of money. Cf. a pretty penny at penny, n. phrases 1c. real money1918 colloquial. A significant amount of money. stack1919 figurative. A quantity, a ‘pile’, esp. (elliptical) a pile of money. Also in plural and as adverb. colloquial (originally U.S.). packet1922 colloquial (chiefly British). A large sum of money. heavy sugar1926 ‘big money’ (see sugar, n. 2c). motza1936 A great deal of money, a fortune; a lucrative or profitable situation. big bucks1941 In plural = big money, n. bomb1958 A large sum of money. slang. wedge1977 A wad of bank notes; hence, (a significant amount of) money. Cf. sense 3b above. slang (originally Criminals'). megadollars1980 In plural: an extremely large amount of money. squillion1986 elliptical for ‘a squillion dollars (pounds, etc.)’; a very large amount of money. bank1995 U.S. colloquial. Without article: large amounts of money; a fortune. Frequently to make bank. Subcategories:— made up of many contributions (1) |
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