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on the cuff

ADJECTIVE
beholden
Synonyms
STRONGEST
grateful obligated obliged
STRONG
bound owing
WEAK
in hock into on a string on the arm on the tab owe one responsible under obligation
Antonyms
WEAK
ingrateful
ADJECTIVE
free
Synonyms
STRONGEST
complimentary
STRONG
comp freebie handout paper
WEAK
chargeless costless for love for nothing free of cost free ride gratis gratuitous on the house unpaid unrecompensed
Antonyms
WEAK
costly expensive high-priced priced
ADJECTIVE
on the house
Synonyms
WEAK
chargeless complimentary compliments of the house costless for nothing for the asking free free of charge free of cost free ride freebie gratis gratuitous no charge
NOUN
credit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
balance bond loan mortgage stock wealth
STRONG
continuance debenture extension lien plastic respite securities tab trust
WEAK
capital outlay installment buying installment plan on account on the arm surplus cash
Antonyms
WEAK
cash disacknowledgement disapproval disbelief disclaimer discredit dishonor disregard disrespect ill repute

Example Sentences

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Art had made a formal shirt for me with a spread collar back in 2022, monogrammed with my initials on the cuff.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2024

Detectives had some forensic evidence: a bloody fingerprint on a shopping bag and a footprint on the cuff of a white blouse from Wendy's flat.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2021

Jackson laced up her oversized practice gloves with her nickname, “T REX,” on the cuff — 16 ounces, compared with the 10-ounce gloves she fights in.

From Washington Post • Jan. 15, 2020

Her plaid top, complete with four buttons on the cuff, is from Balmain and retails for $1,380.

From Slate • Jul. 31, 2018

The buttons on the cuff of the shirt, a cool blue against the white linen.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart