Tidy Sum (Noun)
Meaning
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money".
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The tidy sum of money she inherited from her great aunt allowed her to travel the world.
- He made a tidy sum on the sale of his company and was able to retire early.
- The charity raised a tidy sum of donations from the fundraising event.
- The tidy sum of her savings was enough to cover the down payment on her new house.
- After years of working hard, he had amassed a tidy sum of wealth and was considered a successful businessman.
Synonyms
- Mass
- Good Deal
- Lot
- Quite A Little
- Great Deal
- Flock
- Hatful
- Peck
- Slew
- Raft
- Passel
- Wad
- Mountain
- Pot
- Sight
- Mint
- Pile
- Mickle
- Spate
- Stack
- Deal
- Plenty
- Muckle
- Mess
- Heap
- Batch