petties
Syllables: pet·tiesUK/ˈpɛtiz/US/ˈpɛtiz/
petties noun: petty or miscellaneous expenses. Also the plural of petty.
Noun
petties pl (plural only)
- Petty or miscellaneous expenses.
- This Book of Expences is likewiſe a kind of Caſh-book, and is onely for charges, which generally are poſted once a month in one ſum into the Journal: partly for brevity, to poſt many petties into one ſum; partly becauſe in great mens houſes it's the proper office of ſome one man to adminiſtrate...1684, “Introduction. The First Place.”, in Richard Dafforne, compiler, The Merchant’s Mirrour: Or, Directions for the Perfect Ordering and Keeping of His Accounts. […], London: […] Miles Flesher, for...
- The usual charges accruing in the purchase and shipment of merchandise are as follows: Cases and packing; marine insurance; fire insurance; petties (including telegrams, postage, etc.); commissions; shipping; warehouse charges; coolie hire; freight; consular fee.1920, Julean Arnold et al., “United States Customs Requirements. By Commissioner of United States Treasury Department, Shanghai.”, in Commercial Handbook of China (Bureau of Foreign and Domestic...
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Petties
the Petties pl (plural only)
- The English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys.
- Reportedly, they moved away from the Petties-like sound, but still maintained a pop-dance vibe.1996 June 10, Anton Kolpakov, “Electronic”, in alt.music.pet-shop-boys (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 Apr 2026
- Anyway swingsisters, now that I have a seriously reformed downstairs neigbour who actually likes a track off Bilingual [ Single - because apparently it works well as an article of faith , lyrically speaking , for practising Budds - I don't get it either but who is arguing ?] , I have a new problem...1999 May 30, Baskin89, “Malayan PSB fan In League With Morrissey”, in alt.music.pet-shop-boys (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 Apr 2026
- Synonyms:
- PSB
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Petties
Petties
- plural of Pettie
Also used as
petties is also the plural of petty.
petties is also the plural of pettie.
Synonyms of petties
Origin of petties
From petty (adjective, noun) + -ies. The plural noun is a shortening of petty expenses.
From pettie + -s.
From pet + -ies, after the duo’s name.
Words that rhyme with petties
Questions about petties
- What does petties mean?
- Petties means petty or miscellaneous expenses.
- What part of speech is petties?
- Petties can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce petties?
- Petties is pronounced /ˈpɛtiz/ (UK).
Words near petties in the dictionary
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