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Short money

Short money noun: an annual payment made to opposition parties in the House of Commons, to help them with their costs.

Noun

Short money (uncountable)

  1. (UK) An annual payment made to opposition parties in the House of Commons, to help them with their costs.

Origin of Short money

Named after Edward Short (later Lord Glenamara), the leader of the House of Commons who first proposed the payments.

Questions about Short money

What does Short money mean?
Short money means an annual payment made to opposition parties in the House of Commons, to help them with their costs.
What part of speech is Short money?
Short money is a noun.

Words near Short money in the dictionary

  1. short loins
  2. short man syndrome
  3. short measure
  4. short message service
  5. short meter
  6. Short money
  7. short o
  8. short of
  9. short of a length
  10. short of breath
  11. short on looks

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