caution money
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In the spring the students who had paid their dues were not given back the caution money they had deposited because “no funds were available.”
From McGill and its Story, 1821-1921 by MacMillan, Cyrus
He was repaid his caution money in April 1842.
From The Life of Sir Richard Burton by Wright, Thomas
In old English it is called caution money.
From Quiet Talks on Power by Gordon, S. D. (Samuel Dickey)
But this system, so convenient for those who could not raise the caution money, or “pawn,” as it was commonly called, was in course of time abandoned.
From Bygone Church Life in Scotland by Various
The amount of caution money which newspapers are required to deposit is increased, and the system of postage stamps is introduced.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. by Various
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