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Definition of Tidy sum
1. Noun. (often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent. "A wad of money"
Generic synonyms: Large Indefinite Amount, Large Indefinite Quantity
Specialized synonyms: Deluge, Flood, Inundation, Torrent, Haymow
Derivative terms: Heap, Heap, Pile, Plenteous, Wad
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tidy Sum
Literary usage of Tidy sum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Convention to Revise the Constitution. June, 1912 by New Hampshire Constitutional Convention, New Hampshire Secretary of State (1912)
"the figures to us is a very conservative man, and at his figures the tax would
amount to $2000000 a year,—quite a tidy sum. The automobile trunk lines could ..."
2. Minutes and Testimony of the Joint Legislative Committee Appointed to by New York (State), Legislature (1916)
"Q. It is a tidy sum ? A. A what —• a tidy sum ? Q. It is a tidy sum, worth a
court's considering? A. Well, I don't know whether it was a tidy sum or not. ..."
3. Word and Phrase: True and False Use in English by Joseph Fitzgerald (1901)
"In the current phrase, " he has a tidy sum of money," tidy has again a meaning
that would seem to attach rather to timely ; for what is a "tidy" sum? ..."
4. Word and Phrase: True and False Use in English by Joseph Fitzgerald (1901)
"In the current phrase, " he has a tidy sum of money," tidy has again a meaning
that would seem to attach rather to timely ; for what is a " tidy " sum ? ..."
5. All the Year Round: A Weekly Journal by Charles Dickens (1886)
"Yes, it is a tidy sum," said Peter, not a little disappointed by this reception
of his confidence, " a very tidy sum ..."
6. The Bookman (1910)
"... the Boston folk paid him a hundred dollars for his portraits, a tidy sum in
those days. No man was more clever than Alexander in securing patrons. ..."
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