| 单词 | good-for |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgood-for good-for n. [ < to be good for (see sense A. 23b)] South African (now historical and rare) a promissory note; an IOU. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > able, capable, or competent [phrase] > for something up to ——1785 good-for1821 good1893 the world > time > duration > [adjective] > long-lasting or enduring > safe to last a specific time good-for1821 good1893 society > trade and finance > management of money > solvency > [adjective] > creditworthy > for so much good1819 good-for1821 1821 G. Barker Jrnl. 28 Nov. in Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Hist. Princ. (1996) 260/3 Spent the whole morning collecting money, got all the good fors cashed. 1882 H. R. Haggard Cetywayo 133 As there was no cash in the country this was done by issuing Government promissory notes, known as ‘goodfors’. 1903 D. Blackburn Burgher Quixote 152 Those that have no money to pay have given ‘good-fors’. 1989 Reader's Digest Illustr. Hist. S. Afr. 149 In 1865, in a new bid to bail the republic out of its financial difficulties, the government decided to print paper money... But the currency was so worthless that it was rejected even by state officials, who..chose rather to pay with credit notes called ‘good-fors’. < as lemmas |
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