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money and fair words

money and fair words noun: conventional reply when asked the cost of something that one has bought.

Noun

money and fair words

  1. (dated) Conventional reply when asked the cost of something that one has bought.
    • "Oh, Granny!" I said, when I found my voice, "you can't mean this for me, for I know it cost such a lot of money, didn't it?"
      "It cost butter and egg money, and fair words," she replied, with a smile, "and it's none too good for my Harry."1888, Frances Clare, A Store of Stories for Children, page 30

Questions about money and fair words

What does money and fair words mean?
Money and fair words means conventional reply when asked the cost of something that one has bought.
What part of speech is money and fair words?
Money and fair words is a noun.

Words near money and fair words in the dictionary

  1. monetizing
  2. Monets
  3. Monette
  4. Monettes
  5. money
  6. money and fair words
  7. money and marbles
  8. money bag
  9. money bags
  10. money belt
  11. money belts

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