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Synonyms for on the cuff
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : kuhf |
| Phonetic Transcription : kʌf |
Top 10 synonyms for on the cuff Other synonyms for the word on the cuff
- capital outlay
- chargeless
- comp
- complimentary
- compliments of the house
- continuance
- costless
- debenture
- extension
- for love
- for nothing
- for the asking
- free
- free of charge
- free of cost
- free ride
- freebie
- gratis
- gratuitous
- handout
- in hock
- installment buying
- installment plan
- into
- lien
- no charge
- on a string
- on account
- on the arm
- on the cuff
- on the house
- on the tab
- owe one
- owing
- paper
- plastic
- respite
- responsible
- securities
- surplus cash
- tab
- trust
- under obligation
- unpaid
- unrecompensed
Définition of on the cuff
Origin :- "bottom of a sleeve," mid-14c., cuffe "hand covering, mitten, glove," perhaps somehow from Medieval Latin cuffia "head covering," of uncertain origin. Sense of "band around the sleeve" is first attested 1520s; sense of "hem of trousers" is 1911. Off the cuff "extemporaneously" is 1938 American English colloquial, suggesting an actor or speaker reading from notes jotted on his shirt sleeves rather than learned lines. Cuff links is from 1897.
- As in on the house : adj for free
- As in beholden : adj indebted
- As in free : adj without charge
- As in credit : noun deferred payment arrangement; assets
Antonyms for on the cuff
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