Shave
Definitions
- An instance of shaving.
- A surname.
- A thin slice; a shaving.
- An exorbitant discount on a note.
- A premium paid for an extension of the time of delivery or payment, or for the right to vary a stock contract in any particular.
- A hand tool, mainly for woodworking, consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end.
- A narrow miss or escape; a close shave.
Equivalents
Examples
“I instructed the barber to give⟳ me a shave.”
“a jolly mealy 'tator, with a shave of butter, and a shake⟳ of pepper”
“yea, tis knowable that the paper money of some of them would not pass⟳, comparatively speaking, much, if any, beyond the smoke⟳ of the chimney from whence 'twas issued and circulated before you, or those who had it would have⟳ to take⟳ a broker's shave on it , at the rate of from a ¼, to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, or more per cent, before it could be used as solvently available means of payment.”
“Being unable to pay⟳ the note⟳ at maturity, Laws went with Starr to one Snyder, to whom the note⟳ was sold at a “shave,” as the parties called it, of 10 per cent.”
“If this were a dishonest transaction, why did the companies settle⟳? If it were not, why did the heirs submit⟳ to a shave of one-half their claims?”
“Where S made a note⟳ to raise⟳ money upon, and H, agreeing to discount it for a shave of six dollars, received the note⟳ and soon returned with the check of V for the amount of such note⟳, less legal discount, payable to the order⟳ of S, and he drew the money thereon and having no knowldge of the agreement or of the payment,–Held, that V was not guilty of usury, but was entitled to recover⟳ on the note⟳.”
“He expected to pay⟳ the expenses of examining the titles, yet claims that the whole sum paid was a shave.”
“"[…] I had an awful shave getting into the harbour," remarked Archie.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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