COST A PRETTY PENNY

Meaning of COST A PRETTY PENNY in English

cost a lot of money, had a high price

Elvis bought a new pink Cadillac. I bet that cost a pretty penny.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

COST A PRETTY PENNY — was quite expensive
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COST A PRETTY PENNY — cost a lot of money, had a high price Elvis bought a new pink Cadillac. I bet that cost a …
English Idioms vocab
PENNY — ( pl pence pence; pennies pennies ) [A] n [Monet.] penny
Interlingua English vocab
COST — I Monetary value of goods and services that producers and consumers purchase. In a basic economic sense, cost is the …
Английский словарь Британика
PRETTY — I. ˈpri]d.]ē, ]t], ]i also ˈpu̇r], - R sometimes ˈpu̇] adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English prety, praty, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COST — I. ˈkȯst also ˈkäst noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from coster, v. 1. a. : …
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
PRETTY — (superl.) Pleasing by delicacy or grace; attracting, but not striking or impressing; of a pleasing and attractive form a color; …
Английский словарь Webster
PENNY — (a.) Worth or costing one penny.
Английский словарь Webster
PENNY — (n.) Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.
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
PRETTY — — prettily , adv. — prettiness , n. — prettyish , adj. /prit"ee/ , adj., prettier, prettiest , n. , …
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
COST — — costless , adj. — costlessness , n. /kawst, kost/ , n. , v. , cost or, for 11-13, costed, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRETTY — I. ˈpri-tē, ˈpər- also ˈpru̇- adjective ( pret·ti·er ; -est ) Etymology: Middle English praty, prety, from Old English prættig …
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
PRETTY — superl stout; strong and brave; intrepid; valiant. 2. pretty ·superl affectedly nice; foppish; used in an ill sense. 3. …
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
PRETTY — [pret.ty] adj pret.ti.er ; -est [ME praty, prety, fr. OE praettig tricky, fr. praett trick; akin to ON prettr trick] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COST — in common usage, the monetary value of goods and services that producers and consumers purchase. In a basic economic sense …
Britannica English vocabulary
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
PRETTY — / ˈprɪti; NAmE / adverb , adjective ■ adverb (with adjectives and adverbs) 1. to some extent; fairly : I'm …
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
COST — / kɒst; NAmE kɔːst/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] the amount of money that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRETTY — I. pret ‧ ty 1 S1 W3 /ˈprɪti/ BrE AmE adverb [+ adjective/adverb] spoken 1 . fairly or more than …
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
COST — I. cost 1 S1 W1 /kɒst $ kɒːst/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [countable] the amount of money that you …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRETTY — adj., n., v., & adv. --adj. (prettier, prettiest) 1 attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful or handsome …
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
COST — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. cost) 1 tr. be obtainable for (a sum of money); have as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRETTY — adj., n., v., & adv. adj. (prettier, prettiest) 1 attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful or handsome …
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
COST — v. & n. v. (past and past part. cost) 1 tr. be obtainable for (a sum of money); have as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRETTY — adj., n., v., & adv. --adj. (prettier, prettiest) 1. attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful or handsome …
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
COST — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. cost) 1. tr. be obtainable for (a sum of money); have as …
Oxford English vocab
PRETTY — ( prettier, prettiest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you describe …
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' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COST — ( costs, costing) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'cost' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRETTY — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sweet/pretty/lovely melody (= pleasant ) ▪ The pianist played a sweet melody. fairly/pretty …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PENNY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES not cost (sb) a penny (= cost nothing ) ▪ Using the Internet, you can …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COST — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES additional costs/expenditure etc ▪ An additional charge is made on baggage exceeding the weight …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRETTY — (PLEASANT) [adjective] -ier, -iest - pleasant to look at, or (esp. of girls or women or things connected with them) …
Cambridge English vocab
PENNY — [noun] [C] [plural] pence or p or pennies - the smallest unit of money in Britain of which there are …
Cambridge English vocab
PENNY — n. penny dreadful penny pincher penny pinching penny wise
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PRETTY — I. pretty adjective 1. Synonyms: skillful 2, adroit, clever, good, ||skilly, wicked, workmanlike, workmanly 2. Synonyms: beautiful , attractive, beauteous, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
COST — INDEX: 1. what you have to pay for something 2. ways of saying or asking how much something costs 3. …
Longman Activator English vocab
PRETTY — adj. 25B6; adjective a pretty child : ATTRACTIVE, lovely, good-looking, nice-looking, personable, fetching, prepossessing, appealing, charming, delightful, cute, as pretty …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PENNY — n. 25A0; a pretty penny (informal) A LOT OF MONEY, millions, billions, a king's ransom; informal a (small) fortune, lots/pots/heaps …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRETTY — adj. 1 comely, attractive, good-looking, nice-looking, appealing, lovely, cute, mignon(ne), graceful, fair, bonny, fetching, charming, winsome, beautiful, pulchritudinous, Colloq easy …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PRETTY — 1. прил. 1) а) миловидный, прелестный, хорошенький; симпатичный, приятный; привлекательный (о человеке; обык. о женщине или ребенке) Syn : beautiful, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY — сущ. 1) (мн. pence, pennies об отдельных монетах) пенни, пенс 2) (мн. ≈ pennies; амер.; разг. ) монета в 1 …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COST — 1. сущ. 1) цена, стоимость (тж. перен.) cost, insurance and freight (сокр. с. i. f.) коммерч. ≈ стоимость, страхование, фрахт …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRETTY — pretty.ogg 1. ʹprıtı n 1. прелесть ( в обращении ) my pretty! - мой милый!; моя милая!; моя прелесть! 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PENNY — penny.ogg 1. ʹpenı n ( pl pence; тж. pennies об отдельных монетах) 1. пенни, пенс he put a penny in …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COST — cost.ogg 1. kɒst n 1. цена; стоимость prime cost - себестоимость book cost - балансовая стоимость cost estimation - сметная …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COST — стоимость, цена; себестоимость; мн. ч. затраты; расходы; издержки - actual costs - decommissioning cost - first cost - generating cost …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
COST — стоимость, цена; себестоимость; мн. ч. затраты; расходы; издержки - actual costs - decommissioning cost - first cost - generating cost - incremental energy costs - labor …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
COST — 1) издержки, расходы; затраты 2) себестоимость 3) стоимость, цена 4) стоить 5) назначать цену; расценивать • at cost value — по себестоимости cost under certainty — детерминированная …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PRETTY — pretty прил.1) а) миловидный, прелестный, хорошенький; симпатичный, приятный; привлекательный (о человеке; обык. о женщине или ребенке) Syn:beautiful, nice, lovely б) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PENNY — penny сущ.1) мн. ч. pence, pennies (об отдельных монетах) пенни, пенс 2) мн. ч. pennies; амер.; разг. монета в 1 …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PRETTY — 1. ʹprıtı n 1. прелесть ( в обращении ) my pretty! - мой милый!; моя милая!; моя прелесть! 2. 1> …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY — 1. ʹpenı n ( pl pence; тж. pennies об отдельных монетах) 1. пенни, пенс he put a penny in the …
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