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handsome sum

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meanings of handsomeand sum


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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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Examples of handsome sum


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I think the additional money voted to the medical profession is a handsomesum.
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That balance amounted to a very handsomesum.
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It is easy to add on a fairly handsomesum in personal expenses, perhaps another £200 or £300.
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The handsomesum of £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 a handsomesum.
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I have teachers in my constituency, who, as a result of the new agreement, find themselves enriched by the handsomesum of 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 the handsomesum of £3.
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Building a school was the easy part: a brick schoolhouse was completed in 1890 for the handsomesum of $3,000.
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The fisherman, astounded by the handsomesum the priest is offering, accepts the proposal.
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In addition to the handsomesum of 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 a handsomesum that 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 a handsomesum (of money) and a passable reward, but they still received a negative answer.
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Durnan knew his worth, and wanted a handsomesum.
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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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