bob
4
9.9
- noun
- /bɒb/
- Archaic
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- - Look what I got, 15 bob.
- a few bob
- ten bob
- three bob
Now sometimes I'd get half a crown or to Bob but they were being paid.
- Now sometimes I'd get half a crown or to Bob but they were being paid.
Examples
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Bet those set you back a few bob.
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George owes me ten bob.
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Can you spare a bob, please?
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I'll give you two bob, take it or leave it.
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- You owe me 10 bob anyway.
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You can have the beast for two bob.
Fiction book (2001) -
You gotta lend me 10 bob for the fare, though.
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I can loan you a few bob until you get yourself straightened out.
Fiction book (1995) -
The entrance fee to partake in all of the above cost less than a bob—less than one shilling!
Blog text (34) -
Can you lend me a bob for the bus fare?
Synonyms
35
9.9
An old British coin worth one twentieth of a pound before 1971
An old British coin worth one twentieth of a pound used before 1971
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Etymology
Bob (coin) was British slang for a shilling and probably comes from older English use of bob for a 'small thing' or small amount. That's why a 'bob' meant one shilling, a small unit of money.