scratch
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9.2
- noun
- /skrætʃ/
- Slang
- That oughta give you enough time to raise the scratch.
Examples
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You just need to have a little scratch.
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I don't have a scratch on me.
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- Maybe some extra scratch, if you got it.
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Might mean a little extra scratch for you.
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- Quite a roll of scratch you got there.
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I just put this on just to make some extra scratch.
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I can get a job at a piano bar or something to make some extra scratch.
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Besides, since I started at the cabinet mill, I make more scratch than she does.
Fiction book (1991) -
- You don't have enough scratch or game for these fine European women.
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He saved every penny and finally had enough scratch to buy a new bike.
Synonyms
145
9.4
A slang word for money
119
8.6
An informal word for money that people use
99
8.3
Informal name for money used to buy things
59
4.4
Things stolen from shops during chaos
13
9.0
An informal, playful word for money from Spanish
7
9.9
Money you use to buy things
4
8.6
Small amounts of money
4
9.9
Informal word for money, often meaning cash
4
9.9
Money in the form of cash or paper bills
3
9.9
Money gained in a dishonest or unfair way
3
9.9
Money in cash that people use to buy things
2
9.9
A slang word for money, often cash
2
8.6
Money that people use to buy things
2
9.9
An informal name for money someone has to spend
2
9.9
An informal word for money
1
9.9
A large amount of cash kept for spending
1
9.9
An informal word for money, especially dollars
1
9.9
An informal word for money
1
9.9
Money gained by dishonest or shameful means
Idioms
A saying that some people who call themselves liberal may show authoritarian views when challenged
Compounds
- Specialized
1
3.5
A simple test that finds allergies by putting small drops on tiny cuts in the skin
- Specialized
1
3.4
An infection from a cat scratch or bite that makes nearby glands swell and is usually mild
- Specialized
1
7.9
A small tool with a sharp point that marks wood or metal before cutting
- Archaic
A simple light farm tool that loosens the top of the soil without turning it over
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember scratch meaning money is to think of the phrase 'scratch together', like 'scrape together' small amounts of cash. So scratch came to mean a little ready 'cash' you can pull together.