单词 | dibs |
释义 | dibs/dɪbz /plural noun informal 1 (usually in phrase have first dibs) The right to share or choose something.The trouble for equity investors is that the debtholders have first dibs over the initial £2.9b of any valuation, and possibly even more than that as Marconi will need to retain some of its cash for working capital purposes....
2 dated Money.Well, Artsfans, no longer will you have to schlepp down to Churchill Square or crook your dialing finger to lay dibs on tickets to that exquisite cultural event....
OriginMid 18th century (denoting pebbles used in a children's game): from earlier dib-stones, perhaps from dib. |
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