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Meaning of catchpenny | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A cheap item designed to attract purchasers of other goods.
  2. A publication, etc. intended to make money, with no particular merit otherwise.

Equivalents

Svenska lockvara

Examples

“Near-synonym: loss leader”
“CURIOSITIES OF STREET LITERATURE: COMPRISING "COCKS," OR "CATCHPENNIES," A Large and Curious Assortment of STREET DROLLERIES, SQUIBS, HISTORIES, COMIC STORIES IN PROSE AND VERSE, […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

catchphrase catchpit catchpoints catchpole catchrope catchstitch

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