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short money

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.16 in modern English

Syllables
short- -money
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An annual payment made to opposition parties in the House of Commons, to help them with their costs.

British usage; Uncountable

Etymology

Named after Edward Short (later Lord Glenamara), the leader of the House of Commons who first proposed the payments.

Usage

Phrases

Cranborne money

Frequently Paired Words

Cranborne money

Questions

What does short money mean?
An annual payment made to opposition parties in the House of Commons, to help them with their costs.
Where does short money come from?
Named after Edward Short (later Lord Glenamara), the leader of the House of Commons who first proposed the payments.

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