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单词 simoleon
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Definition of simoleon in English:

simoleon

nounsɪˈməʊlɪɒnsəˈmōlēən
US informal
  • A dollar.

    how about a few simoleons to tide you over?
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Factor in figures for median household incomes, and twenty-five grand turns into a little under a million simoleons in today's R&D money.
    • When one considers the persistent popularity of this movie, and the number of its stars who went on to impressive film careers, it's a shame Paramount didn't invest a few simoleons in supplemental material.
    • In a single summer of public disinterest, ninety million of the Walt Disney Company's simoleons disappeared into a sea of red ink.
    • He can recoup a few simoleons on the soundtrack CD.
    • And instead of heading off to a mysterious job that you never witness, you sell stuff you find around town and play minigames, including catching fish and making pizzas, to earn those precious simoleons.
    • Yet another case in point: winning a million simoleons via a game show glitch.
    • Great movie, but if you've bought it before (the Special Edition, at least), stow your simoleons.
    Synonyms
    cash, hard cash, ready money

Origin

Late 19th century: perhaps on the pattern of napoleon.

Rhymes

Aeolian, Anatolian, Eolian, Jolyon, Mongolian, napoleon
 
 

Definition of simoleon in US English:

simoleon

nounsəˈmōlēən
US informal
  • A dollar.

    how about a few simoleons to tide you over?
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In a single summer of public disinterest, ninety million of the Walt Disney Company's simoleons disappeared into a sea of red ink.
    • When one considers the persistent popularity of this movie, and the number of its stars who went on to impressive film careers, it's a shame Paramount didn't invest a few simoleons in supplemental material.
    • He can recoup a few simoleons on the soundtrack CD.
    • Factor in figures for median household incomes, and twenty-five grand turns into a little under a million simoleons in today's R&D money.
    • Yet another case in point: winning a million simoleons via a game show glitch.
    • Great movie, but if you've bought it before (the Special Edition, at least), stow your simoleons.
    • And instead of heading off to a mysterious job that you never witness, you sell stuff you find around town and play minigames, including catching fish and making pizzas, to earn those precious simoleons.
    Synonyms
    cash, hard cash, ready money

Origin

Late 19th century: perhaps on the pattern of napoleon.

 
 
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