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faucet

faucet

1 8.2
A website that gives small amounts of digital money to users for simple tasks
  • noun
  • /ˈfɔːsɪt/
  • Jargon
translation icon : faucet
  • I don't want an explosion on my staff because you're turning them on and off like faucets.

Examples

  • Without the endless pipeline of Fininvest funds to paper over Milan's financial cracks, Berlusconi had to turn off the faucet, sell his best players to lower the wage bill (the sale of its biggest stars will save Milan close to $150 million in wages), and put his faith in youth.

    Blog text (21)

  • [FAUCET STOPS]

    Sabrina (1995)

  • And I got... so I could turn a faucet and pretty soon I had my arm back again.

    Eraserhead (1977)

  • I can turn it on and off like a faucet.

    From a Whisper to a Scream (1987)

  • - Fix faucet.

    The Karate Kid (1984)

  • The global economic crisis is stanching emissions a bit, but it will not come close to shutting off the faucet.

    Academic text (2009)

  • [Turns Faucet Off] -

    The Rock (1996)

  • The city was too busy denying us access to water, even for limited hours of the day, despite there being dozens of available faucets for that express purpose on the outside of the building.

    Blog text (12)

  • Replaces the faucet.

    L.I.E. (2001)

  • Many websites provide a faucet that rewards users with small amounts of cryptocurrency for completing simple tasks.

Compounds

water faucet
  • US
1 1.0

A device that controls the flow of water from a pipe

mixing faucet
  • US
3.5

A tap that joins hot and cold water into one stream at one temperature

Surface Forms

faucet singular
faucets plural

Etymology

Faucet is used in cryptocurrency as a simple picture: just like a small tap that lets out 'drops' of water, a crypto faucet gives out very small amounts of coins to many users. That's why these sites are called 'faucets' and are used to share tiny rewards.