Whip-around
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Whip-around is a noun meaning (Ireland, UK, Commonwealth) Alternative form of whip-round.
Meaning
(Ireland, UK, Commonwealth) Alternative form of whip-round.
Example Sentences
BERTIE Ahern's explanation that he received an envelope stuffed with £8,000 in cash following a whip-around by a group of Manchester-based businessmen was branded untrue by the Mahon Tribunal.
After revealing a bizarre money trail of whip-arounds from friends, unsolicited payment for a Manchester dinner, wins on the horses, cash savings for property investments, bags of cash and a lack of bank accounts, Mr Ahern’s evidence was turned on its head by his former secretary, Grainne Carruth.
Word Forms
- whip-arounds
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include whiparound, whirlgig, skatearound, turnround, whirlygig, run-around.
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