单词 | fire money |
释义 | > as lemmasfire money ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > [noun] > for heating, lighting, or power fire money1721 standby1900 1721 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1886) II. 74 All gratuities..such as entrance money, cockpenny, fire money, and quarteridge. 1792 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. II. 157 3 d. in the winter, and 1½d during the summer quarter, from each scholar for fire money. 1869 Schools Inq. Comm. XVII. 352 in Parl. Papers 1867–8 XXVIII. xiv. 1 Ten years ago the school was free, except a charge for fire money. < as lemmas |
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