caution money
noun
mainly British a sum of money deposited as security for good conduct, against possible debts, etc
Nearby words
caustic surface, cauterant, cauterize, cautery, caution, caution money, cautionary, cautious, cauvery, cav, cav.
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Examples from the Web for caution money
It is now not only the want of the caution-money which separates him from you, but also that nasty bog called Debt.
Eyes Like the Sea|Mr JkaiYour principal seizes your caution-money, and who knows whether you can recover it by law.
Timar's Two Worlds|Mr JkaiThey pay down a certain sum, as caution-money, to some mandarin, and the latter answers for them.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer