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cashier
cross someone's palm
customer
hoe one's row
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carry one's weight
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retainer
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color of someone's money
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verb
- To accomplish by paying for services.
- To occupy premises in exchange for rent.
- To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
- To accept employment.
- To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.
- To exchange the services of for remuneration.
- (neologism) (in the Jobs-to-be-Done Theory) To buy something in order for it to perform a function, to do a job
noun
noun
- One who enters into, or offers themself for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.
- A plant that grows spontaneously, without being cultivated on purpose; see volunteer plant in Wikipedia.
- A voluntary member of the organized militia of a country, as distinguished from a regular or member of the standing army.
- One who enters into military service voluntarily (but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers), as opposed to a conscript.
- A native or resident of the American state of Tennessee.
- A person who acts out of their own will without a legal obligation, such as a donor.
verb
verb
- To place a burden, load or responsibility on or in.
- To cause to take on an electric charge.
- To move forward quickly and forcefully, particularly in combat and/or on horseback.
- To assign (a debit) to an account.
- To load equipment with material required for its use, as a firearm with powder, a fire hose with water, a chemical reactor with raw materials.
- To pay on account, as by using a credit card.
- To attack by moving forward quickly in a group.
- To call to account; to challenge.
- To impute or ascribe.
- To replenish energy to (a battery, or a device containing a battery) by use of an electrical device plugged into a power outlet.
- To commit a charging foul.
- To add to or represent on.
- To take a few steps down the pitch towards the bowler as they deliver the ball, either to disrupt the length of the delivery, or to get into a better position to hit the ball.
- To lie on the belly and be still. (A command given by a hunter to a dog)
- To require payment (of) (a price or fee, for goods, services, etc.).
- To ornament with or cause to bear.
- To assume as a bearing.
- To replenish energy.
- To assign a duty or responsibility to.
- To formally accuse (a person) of a crime.
noun
- An instruction.
- Someone or something entrusted to one's care, such as a child to a babysitter or a student to a teacher.
- A measured amount of powder and/or shot in a cartridge.
- A load or burden; cargo.
- A ground attack against a prepared enemy.
- The amount of money levied for a service.
- The scope of someone's responsibility.
- A forceful forward movement.
- An address given at a church service concluding a visitation.
- An official description (by the police or a court) of a crime that somebody may be guilty of.
- A position (of a weapon) fitted for attack.
- A sort of plaster or ointment.
- An electric charge.
- An image displayed on an escutcheon.
- Cannabis.
- An accusation by a person or organization.
- A measured amount of explosive.
- An offensive foul in which the player with the ball moves into a stationary defender.
verb
noun
verb
- to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
- save from ruin, destruction, or harm
- bring into safety
- spend less; buy at a reduced price
- accumulate money for future use
- make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
- save from sins
- refrain from harming
- spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
- retain rights to
- record data on a computer
noun
verb
- to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
- keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
- keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
- prevent (food) from rotting
- maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
- keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing
noun
verb
- To take and keep (something, especially money, that is not one's own).
- To put (something) into a pocket.
- To cause a ball to go into one of the pockets of the table; to complete a shot.
adj
- Referring to the two initial hole cards.
- Smaller or more compact than usual.
- Of a size suitable for putting into a pocket.
noun
- An area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units.
- A small space between a tooth and the adjoining gum, formed by an abnormal separation of the two.
- Such a receptacle seen as housing someone's money; hence, financial resources.
- A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
- An area of land surrounded by a loop of a river.
- The unbroken part of a wave that offers the surfer the most power.
- A bight on a lee shore.
- A large bag or sack formerly used for packing various articles, such as ginger, hops, or cowries; the pocket of wool held about 168 pounds.
- A small, isolated group or area.
- The area of the field to the side of the goal posts (four pockets in total on the field, one to each side of the goals at each end of the ground). The pocket is only a roughly defined area, extending from the behind post, at an angle, to perhaps about 30 meters out.
- An indention and cavity with a net sack or similar structure (into which the balls are to be struck) at each corner and one centered on each side of a pool or snooker table.
- The area behind the line of scrimmage subject to certain rules regarding intentional grounding, illegal contact, etc., formally extending to the end zone but more usually understood as the central area around the quarterback directly protected by the offensive line.
- The position held by a second defensive middle, where an advanced middle must retreat after making a touch on the attacking middle.
- A hole or space covered by a movable piece of board, as in a floor, boxing, partitions, etc.
- A cavity in a rock containing a nugget of gold, or other mineral; a small body of ore contained in such a cavity.
- A strip of canvas sewn upon a sail so that a batten or a light spar can placed in the interspace.
- The pouch of an animal.
- A socket for receiving the base of a post, stake, etc.
- An enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another.
- The ideal point where the pins are hit by the bowling ball.
noun
- A job or trade.
- A cut of the take (money).
- A criminal’s special branch of practice.
- A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty.
- A con job.
- A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.
- The depth of the blade of a digging tool such as a spade or shovel.
- A narrow spade used in digging drainage trenches.
- A branch or portion of a tree growing from such a shoot.
- Illicit profit by corrupt means, especially in public life.
- Corruption in official life.
- A bribe, especially on an ongoing basis.
- Work; labor requiring effort.
verb
- To cover, as a ring bolt, block strap, splicing, etc., with a weaving of small cord or rope yarns.
- To form a graft polymer
- To insert scions (grafts) from one tree, or kind of tree, etc., into another; to practice grafting.
- To work hard.
- To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union.
- To join (one thing) to another as if by grafting, so as to bring about a close union.
- To obtain illegal gain from bribery or similar corrupt practices.
- To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon.
verb
- keep an account of
- be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
- to give an account or representation of in words
- furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
noun
- a record or narrative description of past events
- a short account of the news
- a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services
- a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
- grounds
- importance or value
- a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
- the act of informing by verbal report
- an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
- the quality of taking advantage
verb
- To benefit from; to be able to employ or stand.
- To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)
- To consume (alcohol, drugs, etc), especially regularly.
- To expend; to consume by employing.
- To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.)
- To employ; to apply; to utilize.
- To exploit.
- To consume a previously specified substance, especially a drug to which one is addicted.
- To suggest or request that other people employ a specific set of gender pronouns when referring to the subject.
noun
- A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
- Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
- Usefulness, benefit.
- The act of using.
- A special form of a rite adopted for use in a particular context, often a diocese.
- A slab of iron welded to the side of a forging, such as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.
- The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics.
verb
- To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.
- To do (something good) after (something bad) happens
- To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation.
- To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literally or (metaphorically) balanced; to equalize or make even.
verb
- To obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
- To assume or take responsibility for.
- To (attempt to) dribble round (an opposition player).
- To catch on, do well; to become popular.
- To begin to have or exhibit.
- To attempt to fight, compete with, or engage with.
- To acquire, bring in, or introduce.
- To grieve or be concerned (about something or someone).
noun
- That which is placed anywhere, or in anyone's hands, for safekeeping; something entrusted to the care of another.
- Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
- Anything left behind on a surface.
- A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.
- A place of deposit; a depository.
- Money placed in an account.
- A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit
verb
verb
- To take or keep a firm hold.
- To attack with the teeth.
- To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing.
- To behave aggressively; to reject advances.
- To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to.
- To take hold; to establish firm contact with.
- To sting.
- To have significant effect, often negative.
- To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent.
- To cause sharp pain or damage to; to hurt or injure.
- To perform oral sex on. Used in invective.
- To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
- To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
- To lack quality; to be worthy of derision; to suck.
- To plagiarize, to imitate.
- To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.
- To accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor.
noun
- A small meal or snack.
- The wound left behind after having been bitten.
- Something unpleasant.
- The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
- aggression
- A cut, a proportion of profits; an amount of money.
- The act of biting.
- A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
- The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another.
- A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper.
- An act of plagiarism.
adv
- Having enough money to continue to operate; (of a private individual, family, etc.) able to pay one's expenses, able to keep one's head above water.
- Floating.
- Covered with water (bearing floating objects).
- Floating in the air; flowing freely; not tied, braided, etc.
- In a vessel at sea or on another body of water.
- Covered, overspread (with or in something).
verb
- To be profitable or worth the effort.
- To discharge an obligation or debt.
- To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.
- To admit that a joke, punchline, etc., was funny.
- To suffer consequences.
- To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required.
- To be profitable for.
- To give (something else than money).
- To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
noun
adj
verb
- To keep account of; to enumerate and register; to keep score.
- To choose or intend (someone) for a particular end or purpose.
- To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role).
- To focus one's attention on (something or someone); to pay attention to, to take note of.
- To catch the ball directly from a kick of 15 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
- To have a long-lasting negative impact on (someone or something).
- To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something).
- To leave a mark (often an undesirable or unwanted one) on (something).
- To indicate (something) in writing or by other symbols.
- To be a point in time or space at which something takes place; to accompany or be accompanied by (an event, action, etc.); to coincide with.
- To create (a mark) on a surface.
- To hold (someone) in one's line of sight.
- To celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind.
- To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).
- To record that (someone) has a particular status.
- To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
- To sing softly, sometimes an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal.
- To create an indication of (a location).
- To assign (someone) to a particular category or class.
- To be an indication of (something); to show where (something) is located.
- To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.
- To be typical or characteristic of (something).
- To distinguish (one person or thing from another).
noun
- A particular design or make of an item (now usually with following numeral).
- A score for a sporting achievement.
- A stamp or other indication of provenance, quality etc.
- A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers.
- A half pound, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to 226.8 g.
- A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.
- Importance, noteworthiness. (Generally in postmodifier “of mark”.)
- A catch of the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
- A visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional.
- A sign or brand on a person.
- A target for shooting at with a projectile.
- Other similar currencies notionally equal to a mark of silver or gold.
- The model number of a device; a device model.
- A specified level on a scale denoting gas-powered oven temperatures.
- An omen; a symptomatic indicator of something.
- A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.
- An official note that is added to a record kept about someone's behavior or performance.
- The target or intended victim of a swindle, fixed game or con game.
- One of the bits of leather or coloured bunting placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. (The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps".)
- An indication or sign used for reference or measurement.
- Attention.
- Badge or sign of honour, rank, or official station.
- A characteristic feature.
- A written character or sign.
- A half pound, a former English and Scottish currency equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence and notionally equivalent to a mark of sterling silver.
- The line indicating an athlete's starting-point.
- Similar half-pound units in other measurement systems, chiefly used for gold and silver.
- A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such points gained as out of a possible total.
- Limit or standard of action or fact.
- A former currency of Germany and West Germany.
verb
- maintain for use and service
- cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
- keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
- supply with necessities and support
- state categorically
- have and exercise
- maintain by writing regular records
- state or assert
- support against an opponent
- stick to correctly or closely
verb
- To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service.
- (To cause) to be, or come to be, in a tilted or sloping position; (to cause) to become unbalanced.
- To dump (refuse).
- To provide with a tip; to cover the tip of.
- To cause the contents of a container to be emptied out by tilting it.
- To predict or bet on something having a particular outcome.
- (To cause) to become knocked over, fall down or overturn.
- To deflect with one′s fingers, especially one′s fingertips.
- To give a piece of private information to; to inform (someone) of a clue, secret knowledge, etc.
- To pour a libation or a liquid from a container, particularly from a forty of malt liquor.
- To give, pass.
noun
- Synonym of eartip (“part of earbuds”)
- A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.
- A small piece of meat.
- A gratuity; a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation.
- A recycling centre.
- A piece of advice.
- Rubbish thrown from a quarry.
- The end of a bow of a stringed instrument that is not held.
- A very untidy place.
- A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility or decoration.
- The act of deflecting with one's fingers, especially the fingertips
- An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine; a heap (see tipple); a dump.
- A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.
- An act of tipping up or tilting.
- A kick or phase; one's current habits or behaviour.
- A tram for expeditiously transferring coal.
- A particular arena or sphere of interest; a front.
- The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
- A piece of private or secret information, especially imparted by someone with expert knowledge about sporting odds, business performance etc.
- A prediction or bet about the outcome of something.
verb
- To have and keep possession of something.
- To detain.
- To take place, to occur.
- In a food or drink order at an informal restaurant etc., requesting that a component normally included in that order be omitted.
- Not to move; to halt; to stop.
- To be or remain valid; to apply (usually in the third person).
- To contain or store.
- To be in possession of illicit drugs for sale.
- To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
- To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.
- To win one's own service game.
- To cause to wait or delay.
- To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
- To bind (someone) to a consequence of his or her actions.
- To maintain, to consider, to opine.
- To grasp or grip.
- To reserve.
- To bear, carry, or manage.
- To keep oneself in a particular state.
- To remain continent; to control an excretory bodily function.
- Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.
- To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
noun
- The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
- The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.
- Power over someone or something.
- A place where animals are held for safety
- An act or instance of holding.
- Keep a firm hold on the handlebars.
- A position or grip used to control the opponent.
- The wager amount, the total hold.
- A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
- The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).
- The ability to persist.
- An exercise involving holding a position for a set time
- An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
- Something reserved or kept.
- A grasp or grip.
- The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
- As of Monday night the total Melbourne Cup hold was $848,015
- The House Hold on the game is 10,000, this is the amount of decision or risk the house wishes to assume.
- The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when all lines are busy.
- A statistic awarded to a relief pitcher who is not still pitching at the end of the game and who records at least one out and maintains a lead for his team.
- An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
- A region of airspace reserved for aircraft being kept in a holding pattern.
verb
- maintain for use and service
- cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity
- retain possession of
- stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
- conform one's action or practice to
- stick to correctly or closely
- look after; be the keeper of; have charge of
- maintain by writing regular records
- supply with room and board
- allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
- supply with necessities and support
- fail to spoil or rot
- behave as expected during of holidays or rites
- maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
- to rear
- retain rights to
- store or keep customarily
- have as a supply
- hold and prevent from leaving
- prevent the action or expression of
- prevent (food) from rotting
noun
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