handsome sum

collocation in English

meaningsofhandsomeandsum

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handsome
adjective
uk
/ˈhæn.səm/us
/ˈhæn.səm/
A handsome man is physically attractive in a traditional, ...
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sum
noun
uk
/sʌm/us
/sʌm/
an amount ...
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(Definition ofhandsomeandsumfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhandsome sum

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I think the additional money voted to the medical profession is ahandsomesum.
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That balance amounted to a veryhandsomesum.
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It is easy to add on a fairlyhandsomesumin personal expenses, perhaps another £200 or £300.
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Thehandsomesumof £3 a week was offered for this post.
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Boeing's order book has unfulfilled contracts of £50 million, to which we ourselves have lately added quite ahandsomesum.
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I have teachers in my constituency, who, as a result of the new agreement, find themselves enriched by thehandsomesumof 7½ d. per week.
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Secondly, with the exception of the court brief that a judge occasionally handed out when he wanted someone defended, for which the barrister was paid thehandsomesumof £3.
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Building a school was the easy part: a brick schoolhouse was completed in 1890 for thehandsomesumof $3,000.
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The fisherman, astounded by thehandsomesumthe priest is offering, accepts the proposal.
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In addition to thehandsomesumof 10 per day as commander-in-chief, he received a variety of other stipends, including his colonel's salary, given for leading his regiment.
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Toys can be purchased at ahandsomesumthat knocks a player back six squares, makes an opponent's wheel spin slower or faster, creates lightning, among other things.
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They took hold of every single brother and promised them ahandsomesum(of money) and a passable reward, but they still received a negative answer.
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Durnan knew his worth, and wanted ahandsomesum.
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He will be aware, of course, that at the moment part-time consultants are receiving very handsome sums indeed.
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It is perhaps relevant to bear in mind that the capital cost of the new buildings we are contemplating is about £10 million and £1 million respectively —very handsome sums.
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