Meaning

3 senses

  1. (historical)An old French copper coin equal to one twentieth of a livre or twelve deniers; one sou is to the livre as one shilling is to the pound.

  2. (dated, slang)Cent; pocket money.

  3. (dated)A thing of the smallest value; a whit; a jot.

    I do not care a sou for your excuses.

More definitions
  • a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money

Examples

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  1. Tom was promoted to sous chef.

    deTom wurde zum Souschef befördert.

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  2. Tom is the sous-chef under chef Mary.

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  3. The sous-chef is the head chef's second-in-command.

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  4. William is currently working as a sous-chef in a fine-dining restaurant.

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  5. I'm a sous-chef.

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Origin

Borrowed from French sou. Doublet of sol, sold, soldo, solid, solidus, and xu.

Borrowed from French sou. Doublet of sol, sold, soldo, solid, solidus, and xu.

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Forms

plural: sous
Singularsou
Pluralsous

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sortedsossoteriologysoulB1soulful
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