Meaning of coffee and cakes | Babel Free
Definitions
A meagre salary.
slang, uncountable
Examples
“Most of our actors are working on the cooperative basis. Do you know what that means? It means you get part of it if it comes in, and in a lot of cases that means coffee and cakes.”
“Past jobs on air have paid coffee and cakes here.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.