farthing

suomi-englanti sanakirja

farthing englannista suomeksi

  1. 1/4 pennyn kupariraha

  1. Substantiivi

farthing englanniksi

  1. Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an penny; or a coin representing this.

  2. (RQ:Pyle Robin Hood)

  3. 1895, Parliament of Western Australia, ''Parliamentary Debates, Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly'' VIII, page 163:

  4. We must keep them to the fact that the duty is one and three quarter farthings, or nearly a half-penny in the pound and no more, and any one who tries to work it out any other way is not acting fairly in the matter.
  5. {{RQ:Ferguson Zollenstein|II

  6. A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount.

  7. (syn)

  8. 1927-29, (w), ''(w)'', translated 1940 by (w), Part I, Chapter xvi:

  9. That period of infatuation was not unrelieved by a certain amount of self-introspection on my part. I kept account of every farthing I spent, and my expenses were carefully calculated. Every little item such as omnibus fares or postage or a couple of coppers spent on newspapers, would be entered, and the balance struck every evening before going to bed. That habit has stayed with me ever since, and I know that as a result, though I have had to handle public funds amounting to lakhs, I have succeeded in exercising strict economy in their disbursement, and instead of outstanding debts have had invariably a surplus balance in respect of all the movements I have led.
  10. A division of land.

  11. (alt form)