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
In old English it is called caution money.
From Quiet Talks on Power by Gordon, S. D. (Samuel Dickey)
Item, that no one henceforth take privileges or other documents from the monastery without a deposit of caution money, or taking oath to return the same within three months, under like pain of excommunication.
From Alps and Sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino by Butler, Samuel
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
Through his hands, I deposited the caution money in the coffers of the State, and the paper, la Révolution Sociale, made its appearance....
From Violence and the Labor Movement by Hunter, Robert
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