tidy
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3.7
- adjective
- /ˈtaɪdi/
- There is often a tidy profit in speculation.
- a tidy sum
Examples
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$2 million is a tidy sum.
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Now he made a tidy living helping big clients conduct new agency searches.
Fiction book (2000) -
Must be worth a tidy little sum, too.
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Did she make a tidy profit?
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We started this place strictly as a cover, but Professor Joe manages to turn a tidy profit.
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You could make a tidy sum and get a cozy place on the beach.
Fiction book (1998) -
And for me that's a tidy sum of money.
Fiction book (1995) -
Last week this time, $1.6 million had seemed a tidy sum, especially when added to his million-dollar inventory.
Fiction book (2002) -
I'm earning a tidy sum for your board and lodging.
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$2 million is a tidy sum that can transform a small business.
Synonyms
633
3.2
A fairly large amount or distance
238
4.6
Large in size or amount
61
3.7
Quite large in size or amount
53
4.1
Being large in amount and often expensive
48
2.3
A large amount or number
10
9.4
Large in amount or size
7
3.7
Fairly large in amount or of good quality
1
5.0
A bit more than average in size, amount, or quality
Antonyms
Compounds
- US
1
9.9
A wildflower in California that lives for one year and has yellow flowers with white tips
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Tidy also developed the meaning 'fairly large' in phrases like 'a tidy sum', using the same root tidig. A helpful way to remember this is to think of 'tidy' as 'plenty' or 'enough', so a 'tidy' amount is a noticeable, comfortable amount.