tommy
To pay according to the truck system, with goods instead of moneyTo pay (employees) according to the truck system, with goods instead of money.
» Tommy, can you hear me?
Tommy, kannst du mich hören? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Томми, ты меня слышишь? — shanghainese
Томми, тебе меня слышно? — marafon
Томмі, ти мене чуєш? — brambury
cromwellt · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(UK, obsolete, slang)To pay (employees) according to the truck system, with goods instead of money.
Examples
20 sentencesTommy, can you hear me?
Томмі, ти мене чуєш? — brambury
ruТомми, ты меня слышишь? — shanghainese
deTommy, kannst du mich hören? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tommy couldn't answer the last question.
ruТомми не смог ответить на последний вопрос. — marafon
deTommy konnte die letzte Frage nicht beantworten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tommy was asleep inside his playpen.
Tommy left some spittle on the table.
Tommy never said that he wanted to leave.
Origin
Generally agreed to have come from appellativization of Tommy in most senses, but the histGenerally agreed to have come from appellativization of Tommy in most senses, but the historical details are apparently largely unknown, including whether such an evolution happened several times (with one sense being independent of another).
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Forms
tommies, tommying, tommied, tommiedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle