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princely sum

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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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Examples of princely sum


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