TURN AN HONEST PENNY

Meaning of TURN AN HONEST PENNY in English

v. phr. To realize a good profit. Tom turned an honest penny in the soybean trading business.

Compare: PRETTY PENNY.

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TURN AN HONEST PENNY — earn an honest living, work at a respectable job to earn a salary
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TURN AN HONEST PENNY — {v. phr.} To realize a good profit. * /Tom turned an honest penny in the soybean trading business./ Compare: PRETTY …
Slang English vocab
TURN AN HONEST PENNY — v (low obs) 1. быть сутенером 2. быть проституткой
Dirty English-Russian vocab
TURN AN HONEST PENNY — {v. phr.} To realize a good profit. * /Tom turned an honest penny in the soybean trading business./ Compare: PRETTY …
Словарь английских идиом
TURN AN HONEST PENNY — 1) честно зарабатывать 2) подрабатывать (тж. to turn a penny)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TURN AN HONEST PENNY — 1) честно зарабатывать 2) подрабатывать (тж. to turn a penny)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TURN AN HONEST PENNY — подрабатывать, честно зарабатывать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TURN AN HONEST PENNY — подрабатывать, честно зарабатывать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TURN AN HONEST PENNY — 1) честно зарабатывать 2) подрабатывать ( тж. to turn a penny )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TURN AN HONEST PENNY — 1) честно зарабатывать 2) подрабатывать (тж. to turn a penny)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TURN AN HONEST PENNY — 1) честно зарабатывать 2) подрабатывать (тж. to turn a penny)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY — ( pl pence pence; pennies pennies ) [A] n [Monet.] penny
Interlingua English vocab
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
HONEST — I. ˈänə̇st adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English honest, honeste, from Old French honeste, from Latin honestus honorable, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
PENNY — ˈpenē, -ni noun ( plural pennies -ēz, -iz ; or pence ˈpen(t)s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English penny, peny, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PENNY — (a.) Worth or costing one penny.
Английский словарь Webster
PENNY — (n.) Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.
Английский словарь Webster
HONEST — (a.) Open; frank; as, an honest countenance.
Английский словарь Webster
HONEST — (a.) Characterized by integrity or fairness and straight/forwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free …
Английский словарь Webster
AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
Английский словарь Webster
PENNY — ( n. ) Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PENNY — ( a. ) Worth or costing one penny.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HONEST — ( a. ) Characterized by integrity or fairness and straight/forwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PENNY — — pennied , adj. /pen"ee/ , n. , pl. pennies , ( esp. collectively for 2, 3 ) pence , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HONEST — — honestness , n. /on"ist/ , adj. 1. honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair: an honest person. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HONEST — I. ˈä-nəst adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin honestus honorable, from honos, honor honor Date: 14th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-AN
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PENNY — noun ( plural pennies -nēz ; or pence ˈpen(t)s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English penning, penig; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
PENNY — adj worth or costing one penny. 2. penny ·noun ·see denarius. 3. penny ·noun any small sum or coin; a …
Webster English vocab
HONEST — adj chaste; faithful; virtuous. 2. honest ·adj decent; honorable; suitable; becoming. 3. honest ·adj open; frank; as, an honest countenance. …
Webster English vocab
AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
HONEST — [hon.est] adj [ME, fr. MF honeste, fr. L honestus honorable, fr. honos, honor honor] (14c) 1 a: free from fraud …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-AN
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PENNY — penn|y, Penn|y BrE AmE ˈpen |i ▷ penn|ies, \~y's iz ▶ ˌ penny ˈ black BrE AmE ▶ ˌ penny …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HONEST — honest BrE AmE ˈɒn ɪst -əst AmE \ ˈɑːn əst ▷ honest|ly li
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PENNY — / ˈpeni; NAmE / noun ( pl. pen·nies or pence ) HELP NOTE : In senses 1 and 2, pennies …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HONEST — / ˈɒnɪst; NAmE ˈɑːn-/ adjective 1. always telling the truth, and never stealing or cheating : an honest man / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PENNY — pen ‧ ny S1 /ˈpeni/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: penning , penig ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
PENNY — n. (pl. for separate coins -ies, for a sum of money pence) 1 a British coin and monetary unit equal …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PENNY — n. (pl. for separate coins -ies, for a sum of money pence) 1 a British coin and monetary unit equal …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
PENNY — n. (pl. for separate coins -ies, for a sum of money pence) 1. a British coin and monetary unit equal …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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