ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Bunce

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Bunce is a noun meaning (UK, Ireland, regional) A bonus; additional pay; money.

Meaning

(UK, Ireland, regional) A bonus; additional pay; money.

More Meanings

  1. (transitive, slang, archaic) To obtain money from, by trickery.

Example Sentences

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.
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”?

Word Forms

Synonyms for bunce

Depending on context, synonyms include windfall, godsend, gravy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gravy, godsend, windfall, bunn, bunton, buncombe.

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