SPEND A PENNY BRIT.

Meaning of SPEND A PENNY BRIT. in English

spend a penny Brit.

euphemistic

urinate. [with ref. to coin-operated locks of public toilets.]

→ spend

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PENNY — ( pl pence pence; pennies pennies ) [A] n [Monet.] penny
Interlingua English vocab
BRIT — I. noun Date: 1901 ~on 2, II. abbreviation ~ain; ~ish
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPEND — I. ˈspend verb ( spent -nt ; spent ; spending ; spends ) Etymology: Middle English spenden, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRIT — I. noun or britt ˈbrit ( -s ) Etymology: modification of Cornish brȳthel mackerel, literally, speckled, from brȳth speckled + …
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PENNY — ˈpenē, -ni noun ( plural pennies -ēz, -iz ; or pence ˈpen(t)s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English penny, peny, …
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SPEND — (v. t.) To pass, as time; to suffer to pass away; as, to spend a day idly; to spend winter …
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SPEND — (v. t.) To consume; to waste; to squander; to exhaust; as, to spend an estate in gaming or other vices.
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SPEND — (v. t.) To weigh or lay out; to dispose of; to part with; as, to spend money for clothing.
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PENNY — (a.) Worth or costing one penny.
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PENNY — (n.) Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.
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BRIT — (n.) Alt. of Britt
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SPEND — ( v. t. ) To weigh or lay out; to dispose of; to part with; as, to spend money for …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPEND — ( v. t. ) To pass, as time; to suffer to pass away; as, to spend a day idly; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPEND — ( v. t. ) To consume; to waste; to squander; to exhaust; as, to spend an estate in gaming or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PENNY — ( n. ) Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PENNY — ( a. ) Worth or costing one penny.
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BRIT — ( n. ) Alt. of Britt
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SPEND — /spend/ , v. , spent, spending . v.t. 1. to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PENNY — — pennied , adj. /pen"ee/ , n. , pl. pennies , ( esp. collectively for 2, 3 ) pence , …
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BRIT — /brit/ , n. Informal. Briton (def. 1). [ 1900-05; by shortening ]
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BRIT — /brit/ , n. 1. the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales. 2. the young of …
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BRIT — n. small herring
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BRIT — n. (British) award ceremony similar to the American Grammies
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BRIT — I. ˈbrit noun Date: 1901 : Briton 2 II. abbreviation Britain; British
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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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
BRIT — also britt ˈbrit Etymology: perhaps from Cornish brȳthel mackerel Date: 1851 : minute marine animals (as crustaceans and pteropods) on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPEND — vi to break ground; to continue working. 2. spend ·vi to be diffused; to spread. 3. spend ·vt to weigh …
Webster English vocab
PENNY — adj worth or costing one penny. 2. penny ·noun ·see denarius. 3. penny ·noun any small sum or coin; a …
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BRIT — noun ·alt. of britt.
Webster English vocab
BRIT — informal ■ noun a ~ish person. ■ adjective ~ish.
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BRIT — [brit] also britt n [perh. fr. Corn brythel mackerel] (ca. 1890): minute marine animals (as crustaceans and pteropods) on which …
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BRIT — [Brit] abbreviation Britain, British
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SPEND — spend BrE AmE spend ▷ spending ˈspend ɪŋ ▷ spends spendz ▷ spent spent
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PENNY — penn|y, Penn|y BrE AmE ˈpen |i ▷ penn|ies, \~y's iz ▶ ˌ penny ˈ black BrE AmE ▶ ˌ penny …
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BRIT — Brit, brit BrE AmE brɪt ▷ Brits, brits brɪts
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SPEND — / spend; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( spent , spent / spent; NAmE /) 1. spend sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PENNY — / ˈpeni; NAmE / noun ( pl. pen·nies or pence ) HELP NOTE : In senses 1 and 2, pennies …
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BRIT — / brɪt; NAmE / noun ( informal ) a person from Britain ➡ note at British •• WORD ORIGIN early …
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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
BRIT — Brit /brɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: British ] informal someone from Britain
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPEND — v.tr. (past and past part. spent) 1 (usu. foll. by on) a (also absol.) pay out (money) in making a …
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
BRIT — n. colloq. a British person. [abbr.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPEND — v.tr. (past and past part. spent) 1 (usu. foll. by on) a (also absol.) pay out (money) in making a …
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
BRIT — n. colloq. a British person. [ abbr. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPEND — v.tr. (past and past part. spent) 1. (usu. foll. by on) a (also absol.) pay out (money) in making a …
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
BRIT — n. colloq. a British person. Etymology: abbr.
Oxford English vocab
SPEND — ( spends, spending, spent) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PENNY — ( pennies, pence) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: The form 'pence' …
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BRIT — ( Brits) British people are sometimes referred to as Brits . ( INFORMAL ) Holiday mad Brits are packing their …
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BRIT — (~s) ~ish people are sometimes referred to as ~s. (INFORMAL) Holiday mad ~s are packing their buckets and spades and …
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SPEND — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a consumer/spending boom (= a sudden increase in the amount people spend ) ▪ Various …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PENNY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES not cost (sb) a penny (= cost nothing ) ▪ Using the Internet, you can …
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BRIT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE true ▪ The True Brit had all the usual pictures, but there was a …
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PENNY — [noun] [C] [plural] pence or p or pennies - the smallest unit of money in Britain of which there are …
Cambridge English vocab
BRIT — [noun] [C] [informal] - a British personA gang of tourists walked into the bar and you could just tell by …
Cambridge English vocab
PENNY — n. penny dreadful penny pincher penny pinching penny wise
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SPEND — verb ADVERB ▪ wisely ▪ Try to ~ your money wisely. ▪ freely , heavily , lavishly ▪ annually PREPOSITION …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PENNY — n. 25A0; a pretty penny (informal) A LOT OF MONEY, millions, billions, a king's ransom; informal a (small) fortune, lots/pots/heaps …
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