Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bunce

/bˈʌns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: bunce
IPA: /bˈʌns/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

noun

A bonus; additional pay; money.

British usage; Uncountable

verb

To obtain money from, by trickery.

Archaic; Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"To steal a housewife's purse might mean that her children would have to go hungry; but what of that, if the flash young “dip” could gain admiration from his mates by boasting that he had “frisked a judy's cly and lifted a skinful of bunce”?"
"In brief, you gentlemen who have been contributing to Charles Davis' salary have been bunced cleverly — if not cleverly, then completely. He has done less for more money than any other employe^([sic]) in the city."

Etymology

Costermonger jargon bunts, perhaps from bonus.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Bunces (plural) bunces (present, singular) buncing (participle, present) bunced (participle, past) bunced (past)

Synonyms

boom bonanza gold rush gravy godsend manna from heaven windfall

Rhymes With

once kunce months one's dunce

Questions

How do you pronounce bunce?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈʌns/.
What does bunce mean?: A surname.
Where does bunce come from?: Costermonger jargon bunts, perhaps from bonus.

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