NOT WORTH THE PAPER IT'S WRITTEN / PRINTED ON

Meaning of NOT WORTH THE PAPER IT'S WRITTEN / PRINTED ON in English

( of an agreement or official document ) having no value, especially legally, or because one of the people involved has no intention of doing what they said they would

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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WRITTEN — gisulat (Verb) sinulat
English-Visayan vocabulary
PRINTED — pinatikan
English-Visayan vocabulary
WORTH — I. ˈwərth, ˈwə̄th, ˈwəith intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English worthen, from Old English weorthan, wurthan; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAPER — I. ˈpāpə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English papir, from Middle French papier, from Latin papyrus paper, papyrus, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOT — I. |nät, usu -äd.+V adverb or -nt or -n't (ə)n(t), ( ə )n(t) ; also -not (|)nät sometimes -_nət, usu …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WRITTEN — Etymology: Middle English writen, written (past participle), from Old English gewriten past part & South past of write
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WRITTEN — () p. p. of Write, v.
Английский словарь Webster
WRITTEN — (p. p.) of Write
Английский словарь Webster
PRINTED — (imp. & p. p.) of Print
Английский словарь Webster
WRITTEN — p. p. of Write, v.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WRITTEN — ( p. p. ) of Write
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRINTED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Print
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WRITTEN — /rit"n/ , v. , adj. v. 1. a pp. of write . adj. 2. expressed in writing (distinguished from spoken …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORTH — worth 1 /werrth/ , prep. 1. good or important enough to justify (what is specified): advice worth taking; a place …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WRITTEN — adj. inscribed; in writing; in handwriting
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PRINTED — adj. produced by ink stamping, produced by a printing process
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WORTH — I. ˈwərth intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weorthan; akin to Old High German werdan to become, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WRITTEN — p.p. of write, v. 2. written ·p.p. of write.
Webster English vocab
WORTH — adj valuable; of worthy; estimable; also, worth while. 2. worth ·adj deserving of; in a good or bad sense, …
Webster English vocab
PRINTED — impf & ·p.p. of print.
Webster English vocab
PAPER — vt to fold or inclose in paper. 2. paper ·noun a sheet, leaf, or piece of such substance. 3. paper …
Webster English vocab
WRITTEN — past participle of write .
Concise Oxford English vocab
WORTH — [worth] vi [ME, fr. OE weorthan; akin to OHG werdan to become, L vertere to turn, Lith versti to overturn, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WRITTEN — written BrE AmE ˈrɪt ə n
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WRITTEN — / ˈrɪtn; NAmE / adjective 1. [ usually before noun ] expressed in writing rather than in speech : written …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORTH — / wɜːθ; NAmE wɜːrθ/ adjective , noun ■ adjective [ not before noun ] (used like a preposition, followed by …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAPER — / ˈpeɪpə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun FOR WRITING / WRAPPING 1. [ U ] (often in compounds) …
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WRITTEN — I. writ ‧ ten 1 /ˈrɪtn/ BrE AmE the past participle of ↑ write II. written 2 BrE AmE adjective …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WORTH — I. worth 1 S1 W2 /wɜːθ $ wɜːrθ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: weorth 'worthy, of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PAPER — I. pa ‧ per 1 S1 W1 /ˈpeɪpə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOT — not S1 W1 /nɒt $ nɑːt/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: nought ] 1 . used to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WRITTEN — past part. of WRITE.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WORTH — adj. & n. --predic.adj. (governing a noun like a preposition) 1 of a value equivalent to (is worth ø50; is …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PAPER — n. & v. --n. 1 a material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WRITTEN — past part. of WRITE.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WORTH — adj. & n. predic.adj. (governing a noun like a preposition) 1 of a value equivalent to (is worth $50; is …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PAPER — n. & v. n. 1 a material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WORTH — adj. & n. --predic.adj. (governing a noun like a preposition) 1. of a value equivalent to (is worth {pound}50; is …
Oxford English vocab
PAPER — n. & v. --n. 1. a material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, …
Oxford English vocab
WRITTEN — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Written is the past participle of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORTH — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If something is worth a particular …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAPER — ( papers, papering, papered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Paper is …
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ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Not' is often shortened to 'n’t' …
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WRITTEN — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Written is the past participle of …
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WORTH — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If something is ~ a particular …
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WRITTEN — I. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a written agreement ▪ There is usually a written agreement between the borrower and the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORTH — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be (well) worth the effort (= used to say that something is worth doing …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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WRITTEN — [adjective] [not gradable]He left written instructions for his family, instructing them what he wanted them to do after his death.She …
Cambridge English vocab
WORTH — [adjective] [after verb; not gradable]Worth means important or useful.Events like this will not be worth a mention (= are not …
Cambridge English vocab
PRINTED — [adjective] [not gradable]The printed word is information in the form of books, newspapers and magazines.Children who watch TV all the …
Cambridge English vocab
PRINTED — Synonyms and related words : autograph, autographic, calligraphic, carved, chirographic, creased, cursive, cut, enchased, engraved, engrossed, flowing, furrowed, glyphic, graphic, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PAPER — Synonyms and related words : Bible paper, CD, IOU, India paper, MO, MS, Manila paper, acceptance, acceptance bill, alabaster, analysis, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WORTH — See: BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, FOR ALL ONE IS WORTH, GAME IS NOT WORTH …
Slang English vocab
PRINTED — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
WRITTEN — adj. Written is used with these nouns: ↑ agreement , ↑ answer , ↑ apology , ↑ application , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PRINTED — adj. Printed is used with these nouns: ↑ book , ↑ catalogue , ↑ circuit , ↑ copy , ↑ …
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