princely sum
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprincelyandsum
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princely
adjective
uk/ˈprɪns.li/us/ˈprɪns.li/
used to refer to a surprisingly small amount ...
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sum
noun
uk/sʌm/us/sʌm/
an amount ...
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(Definition ofprincelyandsumfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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He paid me theprincelysum—or whatever his equivalent would be of aprincelysum—of £10 a week.
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Who is to pay thisprincelysum?
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That is not a veryprincelysum.
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This is not aprincelysum.
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I believe theprincelysumof about £2 was involved.
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They are paid theprincelysumof 5p an hour.
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We gave them theprincelysumof £1 million.
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He received theprincelysumof £385 in redundancy.
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Her leaving salary was theprincelysumof £22,000.
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She was paid theprincelysumof £50 a year.
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Neither £50 nor £150 is aprincelysum.
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Each man had signed a contract to work in any position for five years for theprincelysumof twenty-six shillings per year.
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Thus, for theprincelysumof £1,060, he could claim estates worth about £1¼ million.
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The present licence fees are recovering theprincelysumof £1,500.
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He lost the sight of one eye and was offered theprincelysumof £300.
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That is hardly aprincelysum, given the tremendous problems in the inner cities.
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I qualified in 1956 and after 33 years earn theprincelysum—£10,974!
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For new capital starts this year, we have theprincelysumof £280,000.
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In 1992–93, it raised theprincelysumof £54 million.
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Theprincelysumof £127 per week is offered to highly skilled workers.
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That would have given them theprincelysumof £34 a week.
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Their joint income is theprincelysumof £9 a week.
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The council offers pensioners in my constituency theprincelysumof £23 in tokens.
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The backlog of repairs and maintenance now stands at theprincelysumof £1.2 billion.
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One woman said that her husband collected theprincelysumof £49 a week.
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