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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescoquette somme
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kokɛt sɔm
"Il a gagné une coquette somme à la loterie."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large or considerable amount of money.
"He inherited a tidy sum from his grandparents when he turned twenty-five." - 2
A substantial or impressive total quantity of something valuable.
"The charity raised a tidy sum by the end of the annual auction."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'tidy', originating from Middle English 'tidy' meaning timely, neat, or considerable (from Old English 'tīd' meaning time), with 'sum', derived from Old French 'summe' and Latin 'summa' meaning the highest part or total. Together in British and Commonwealth idioms since the 19th century, it evolved to designate a notably large or considerable quantity of money.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tidy-sum" is said worldwide
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coquette somme
Transliteration: kokɛt sɔm
"Il a gagné une coquette somme à la loterie."
hübsches Sümmchen
Transliteration: hʏpʃəs zʏmçən
"Sie hat ein hübsches Sümmchen auf dem Sparkonto."
bella cifra
Transliteration: bɛlla tʃifra
"L'auto nuova è costata una bella cifra."
buena suma
Transliteration: bwena suma
"Vendió la casa por una buena suma de dinero."
boa quantia
Transliteration: bo.a kwɐ̃ˈti.ɐ
"Eles pouparam uma boa quantia este ano."
मोटी रकम
Transliteration: moti rakam
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने अपनी ज़मीन बेचकर एक मोटी रकम कमाई।"
一笔巨款
Transliteration: yī bǐ jù kuǎn
Script: 中文汉字
"这次投资给他带来了一笔巨款。"
상당한 액수
Transliteration: sangdanghan aegsu
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 집을 팔아 상당한 액수를 손에 넣었다."
かなりの額
Transliteration: kanari no gaku
Script: 日本語
"その絵画はかなりの額で落札された。"
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