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honesty jar

honesty jar noun: an unattended jar for cash payments (for e.g. car parking or home-grown produce), relying on the honor system.

Noun

honesty jar (plural honesty jars)

  1. An unattended jar for cash payments (for e.g. car parking or home-grown produce), relying on the honor system.
    • Box stalls filled with fresh produce, known as "hedge veg", can be found on hedgerows, with an honesty jar alongside.2017 September 15, Kari Herbert, “Guernsey goes gastro: a food adventure in the Channel Islands”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from...
    Synonyms:
    honor jar

Synonyms of honesty jar

Forms of honesty jar

pluralhonesty jars

Questions about honesty jar

What does honesty jar mean?
Honesty jar means an unattended jar for cash payments (for e.g. car parking or home-grown produce), relying on the honor system.
What part of speech is honesty jar?
Honesty jar is a noun.
What is the plural of honesty jar?
The plural of honesty jar is honesty jars.

Words near honesty jar in the dictionary

  1. honesty bar
  2. honesty bars
  3. honesty box
  4. honesty boxes
  5. honesty is the best policy
  6. honesty jar
  7. honesty jars
  8. honewort
  9. honeworts
  10. honey
  11. honey ant

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