caution money

noun

mainly British a sum of money deposited as security for good conduct, against possible debts, etc

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Examples from the Web for caution money

Historical Examples

Your principal seizes your caution-money, and who knows whether you can recover it by law.
Timar's Two Worlds
Mr Jkai
They 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
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 Jkai

caution money

Examples from the Web for caution money

Historical Examples

Your principal seizes your caution-money, and who knows whether you can recover it by law.

They pay down a certain sum, as caution-money, to some mandarin, and the latter answers for them.

It is now not only the want of the caution-money which separates him from you, but also that nasty bog called Debt.