What does bunce mean?
Bunce means (UK, Ireland, regional) A bonus; additional pay; money..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(UK, Ireland, regional) A bonus; additional pay; money..
To steal a housewife's purse might mean that her children would have to go hungry; but what of that, if the flash young “dip” could gain admiration from his mates by boasting that he had “frisked a judy's cly and lifted a skinful of bunce”?
In brief, you gentlemen who have been contributing to Charles Davis' salary have been bunced cleverly — if not cleverly, then completely. He has done less for more money than any other employe^([sic]) in the city.
Use bunce when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bunce means (UK, Ireland, regional) A bonus; additional pay; money..
Common synonyms include windfall, godsend, gravy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
To steal a housewife's purse might mean that her children would have to go hungry; but what of that, if the flash young “dip” could gain admiration from his mates by boasting that he had “frisked a judy's cly and lifted a skinful of bunce”?
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