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单词 short money
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Short money


noun

(in Britain) the annual payment made to Opposition parties in the House of Commons to help them pay for certain services necessary to the carrying out of their parliamentary duties; established in 1975Compare Cranborne money

Word Origin for Short money

named after the Rt Hon. Edward Short MP, Leader of the House of Commons in 1975

Words nearby Short money

short list, short-lived, short loin, shortly, short metre, Short money, short notice, on, short odds, short of, short order, short palmar muscle
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