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Meaning of Finny | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds.

UK, slang

Equivalents

العربية مزعنف
Gaeilge eiteach

Examples

“I passed a good many in drapers’ shops, also at tailors’ shops. I never tried jewellers, they’re reckoned too good judges. The notes were all finnies, (5l. notes), and a good imitation.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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