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honesty jars

honesty jars is the plural of honesty jar.

Meaning of honesty jar

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

Questions about honesty jars

What is honesty jars the plural of?
Honesty jars is the plural of honesty jar.

Words near honesty jars in the dictionary

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

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