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Meanings of pretty penny in English

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Usage of pretty penny in English
1
The larger implication is that building autonomous-vehicle tech costs a pretty penny.
Wired
2
And a pretty penny it cost us when he rented the pub.
Plays of Gods and Men
3
Had to be a recent acquisition by Jack, at a pretty penny.
Shadow fall
4
Before we were all properly equipped it would cost a pretty penny.
Carl and the Cotton Gin
5
I shall have my barns full, and shall make a pretty penny.
The Junior Classics, Volume 8: Animal and Nature Stories
6
It's costing a pretty penny just to get them out here, Gwen.
Treecat Wars
7
Yes, because they will certainly have to fork out a pretty penny-
An Enemy of the People
8
His share of the prize money will come to a pretty penny.
One of the 28th: A Tale of Waterloo
9
No doubt it cost you a pretty penny to keep him there?
Andy Grant's Pluck
10
Of course, it all cost a pretty penny, but what of that?
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: a series of very plain talks on very p...
11
They cost a pretty penny, yes, but they're just so damn fresh.
Ebony
12
It was the best bit in there, worth a pretty penny.
Sea of Rust
13
Endorsements and prize money from races all add up to a pretty penny.
The South African
14
He thought the reindeer would cost the purchaser a pretty penny.
Weird Tales from Northern Seas
15
Whoever got their hands into that deal made a pretty penny.
The South African
16
The smart paint cost us a pretty penny, but it was worth it.
War Of Honor
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South Africa
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
United States of America
Rare