Money & spending
These usages are arranged alphabetically, all having something to do with the theme of "money." For fuller information about each usage, see the main list. There are twenty-six files there. Just click on to the appropriate letter.
92 entries
ackersmoney
money
Full A–Z entry →Alf a bar
Listed in this collection only.
bailiffdebt collector
debt collector
Full A–Z entry →Ballyand Daythe day before payday
the day before payday
banny-mugpottery shards as children's money
pottery shards as children's money
Full A–Z entry →Bara pound note
a pound note
beer moneyunemployment allowance
unemployment allowance
Full A–Z entry →big pennythreepenny bit
threepenny bit
Full A–Z entry →bomb, aa great expense
a great expense
bran mashcash
cash
bunceextra pay
extra pay
Full A–Z entry →carryin', to beto have money
to have money
club moneysavings club, or National Health Benefit
savings club, or National Health Benefit
coppersmoney
money
crustsalary
salary
Full A–Z entry →dividividend
dividend
Full A–Z entry →Dodgereight-sided threepenny piece
eight-sided threepenny piece
Full A–Z entry →Dollarfive shillings
five shillings
Full A–Z entry →dropsygratuity
gratuity
Full A–Z entry →entrance fee(latchlifter)price of a half pint
price of a half pint
fadesdamaged and therefore cheap apples
damaged and therefore cheap apples
Full A–Z entry →fentsleftover textiles, for cheap dresses
leftover textiles, for cheap dresses
giromoney
money
Full A–Z entry →hansela money gift, usually to a child or someone who performs a service
a money gift, usually to a child or someone who performs a service
(H)arry Freeman's, somesomething for nothing
something for nothing
hite bownusextra pay, overtime
extra pay, overtime
Full A–Z entry →jockeyextra pay
extra pay
Full A–Z entry →Joeythreepenny piece
threepenny piece
Full A–Z entry →latchlifterprice of a half pint
price of a half pint
laying out, theon payday, putting the money due on top of each collection book
on payday, putting the money due on top of each collection book
left titthreepenny bit
threepenny bit
meghalfpenny
halfpenny
Full A–Z entry →mingypenny-pinching
penny-pinching
Full A–Z entry →mopussmall coin
small coin
mug, toto treat
to treat
nickerone pound note
one pound note
Ockera shilling
a shilling
Full A–Z entry →Oghalf-penny
half-penny
Full A–Z entry →owsa plenty(House of Plenty)National Assistance Board
National Assistance Board
palm Sundaygratuity time
gratuity time
Full A–Z entry →pepper-corn rentvery low rent
very low rent
Full A–Z entry →poverty knockthe effects of being poor
the effects of being poor
queer streetbankruptcy
bankruptcy
readiesmoney
money
Full A–Z entry →skinnybroke
broke
skintbroke
broke
snip, aa good bargain
a good bargain
sploshmoney
money
spondsmoney
money
Sprowsersixpenny piece
sixpenny piece
subadvance on one's wages
advance on one's wages
Tiddlersilver threepenny piece
silver threepenny piece
tight marestingy woman
stingy woman
Full A–Z entry →tip-scrabblerrummager for coal in ash heaps
rummager for coal in ash heaps
Full A–Z entry →tontinesavings club
savings club
two megone penny
one penny
Full A–Z entry →SAYINGS (MONEY, ETC.)
Wooden givyerra fright iffee wuz a ghost
Listed in this collection only.
He wouldn't give you last year's wet Echo
Listed in this collection only.
Erz owl scatter dthe cashsarcastic reference to a person's thrift
sarcastic reference to a person's thrift
Wooden givyerra spot iffee 'ad pimplesterminally cheap
terminally cheap
Eez got moths inniz wollit
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Wooden givyerra galassa worterrin dthe desert
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Yiv got more chance o' dthe Queen buyin' yerra bevy
Listed in this collection only.
Ee wooden pissonyerrif yer wuz on fire
Listed in this collection only.
He wouldn't part with the smoke off his porridge
Listed in this collection only.
Ee wouldn't give you the steam off his pee
Listed in this collection only.
He wouldn't give a frog a jump
Listed in this collection only.
He wouldn't give a lavvy door a bang
Listed in this collection only.
He was born with a cramp in his fist
Listed in this collection only.
Eez gorriz pockits soan up
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She dozen know dthe new munny's out
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Rockefelluzinanything but a big time spender
anything but a big time spender
Put yerrandin yer pockit!
Listed in this collection only.
Ain't even gotter shillun fer ther meterbroke
broke
got a well-stuffed mattresshidin it
hidin it
got a long stockin' somewhere
Listed in this collection only.
I'm, walkin' on ther blackin'I have not a dime, even to put soles on my shoes
I have not a dime, even to put soles on my shoes
it's ther rich what 'as ther pleasures; it's ther poower what gets ther blame
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lenusser a meg
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thinks wood don't grow on treesit's as though he doesn't know things cost.
it's as though he doesn't know things cost.
A caution to children"keep your hand on your hapenny"
"keep your hand on your hapenny"
E's thah tight, e terns the gas off ter tern the bacon over.
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E's thah tight, thah when e just wanted a nap, he cut a sleepin tableh inter quarters
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E's thah tight, thah when is little boy was constipated, e tewk im down the deep dark cellar and told im ghost stories.
Listed in this collection only.
E's that tight, e goh double glazin purrin is ouse so is kids couldn't hear the ice cream van
Listed in this collection only.
"tight as a duck's arse"
Listed in this collection only.
Short arms and long pockets
Listed in this collection only.
on ther pig's backdoing very well financially
doing very well financially
Full A–Z entry →I was trying to cut the bread thinner and thinnerI was trying to make due with less.
I was trying to make due with less.
Lend us a pound till I get straightusually a comical request, said bending over from the waist
usually a comical request, said bending over from the waist
Lennus arf a bar til Nelson gets iz eye(or arm) backthe borrower is asking for unusually generous terms
the borrower is asking for unusually generous terms
Freeman's ale is bestale tastes better when someone else is buying
ale tastes better when someone else is buying