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Slang terms for money often derive from the appearance and features of banknotes or coins, their values, historical associations or the units of currency concerned. Within a language community, some of the slang terms vary in social, ethnic, economic, and geographic strata but others have become the dominant way of referring to the currency and are regarded as mainstream, acceptable language ...
feminine money container or wallet (US: coin purse) in boxing etc., the money to be awarded in a prize fight handbag pussy a cat (becoming less common in the U.S., due to the other meanings) Slang term for vagina: a coward (vulgar and highly derogatory) pylon
The earliest recorded occurrence of the word as slang for money appears to have been in the late 19th century in the United States. The New Oxford Dictionary of English marks the origin as US slang. However, according to the Cassell Dictionary of Slang, [ 4 ] the term can be traced back to the mid-19th century in England.
suite of rooms set aside for a particular person (rare), usu. rented housing unit in a larger building implying luxury (In other words, a narrower definition than the US.) (Overlapping with the rare usage in reference to stately homes or historic properties which have been converted into residential units.)
Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g., pants, crib) are to be found at List of words having different meanings in British and American English. When such words are herein used or referenced, they are marked with the flag [DM] (different ...
A currency refers to money in any form when in actual use or circulation as a medium of exchange, especially circulating banknotes and coins. [1] [2] A more general definition is that a currency is a system of money (monetary units) in common use, especially in a nation. [3]
an amount of money that is given back to you if you are not satisfied with the goods or services that you have paid for / r ɪ ˈ f ʌ n d / verb to give someone their money back refuse / ˈ r ɛ f j uː s / noun garbage / r ɪ ˈ f j uː z / verb to decline reject / ˈ r iː dʒ ɛ k t / noun a product that has been rejected because there is ...
Verlan (French pronunciation:), (verlan is the reverse of the expression "l'envers") is a type of argot in the French language, featuring inversion of syllables in a word, and is common in slang and youth language. It rests on a long French tradition of transposing syllables of individual words to create slang words.