How much is a gorilla in money?

De Merode said the selling price for infant gorillas can run from about $15,000 to $40,000.
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How much money is a gorilla in slang?

Animals, too, figured in the dialogue with 25 quid or dollars known as a ''pony'' while $500 was a ''monkey'' and $1000 a ''gorilla''. Once rails bookmaker Peter Kafataris had an inexperienced employee taking bets.
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What is a money gorilla?

Elise from Australia tells us:"A $20 is a LobsterA $50 is a pineappleA $100 is a spot$500 a monkey$1000 a gorilla. The colours of the $20 and $50 in Australia help with their names."
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What is the slang for $100?

$100 bill is occasionally "C-note" (C being the Roman numeral for 100, from the Latin word centum) or "century note"; it can also be referred to as a "Benjamin" or "Benny" (after Benjamin Franklin, who is pictured on the note), or a "yard" (so $300 is "3 yards" and a $50 bill is a "half a yard").
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Why is a monkey 500?

The term was coined by British soldiers returning from India where the 500 rupee note of that era had a picture of a monkey on it. They used the term monkey for 500 rupees and on returning to England the saying was converted to sterling to mean £500.
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How much is a donkey in money?

Prices start at around $300 for one donkey and can go up to $2,000-3,000, and even higher. What is this? Just as with horses, a well bred, well-trained, large, rideable/drivable donkey can cost several thousand dollars.
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What does SMOL bean mean?

A smol bean is someone, such as a significant other, famous person, or a child, who is petite but precious.
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How much is a bean slang?

100 dollars. How much does the work cost? She only has a bean.
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What is the cheapest bean?

This chart also helps me figure out that the cheapest beans are, in order: broadbeans, navy beans, chickpeas, black eyed peas, black peas, and then lentils being the most expensive of the dried beans I tested out.
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How much is a kite in money?

Kite: originally meant a worthless bill or cheque. Hence you would say "I am going to fly a kite" means you are going to pass a bad cheque. The word seems to now mean any cheque (bad or not). It is still used in the insurance and banking industry I am told.
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Why is money called Lolly?

lolly = money. More popular in the 1960s than today. Precise origin unknown. Possibly rhyming slang linking lollipop to copper.
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What value is a monkey?

#5. MONKEY. Meaning: London slang for £500. Derived from the 500 Rupee banknote, which featured a monkey.
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How much is a bullseye in money?

Also used regularly is a 'score' which is £20, a 'bullseye' is £50, a 'grand' is £1,000 and a 'deep sea diver' which is £5 (a fiver).
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What is 10 pound in Cockney?

Cockle is Cockney slang for 10 pounds (tenner).
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How much is a bar in money?

Bar. Banker meaning: In banking terms a bar is another word for $2m. Five bars is a euphemism for $10m, therefore.
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How much is a fin?

Fin is for Five. Give your grandparents a great surprise by calling a $5 bill a “fin”. This was the dubbed nickname for the note in the 19th and early 20th century; a name that comes from the German/Yiddish language. In Yiddish, “fin” means “five”.
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Why is money called Rhino?

Rhino – No one knows for sure where this 400-year-old term for money comes from. Some people link it to the value of rhino horn or the idea of paying through the nose (rhinoceros is from the Greek for “nose-horn”). Perhaps the arrival of the first rhino in Britain suggested the sense of something valuable.
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How much is a rack?

A Rack(s) refers to money in thousand dollar amounts. Since not very many people have multiple 100 bills in stacks of $10,000 to sing about, a Rack usually refers to only $1,000.
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How much is a pony?

The cost of a good pony can be the same or higher than a horse. Expect prices for suitable first ponies to be about $1,000 and upwards.
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What is a joey in money terms?

Joey - 3d or threepence. Tanner - 6d or sixpence. Bob - one shilling. Half a dollar - half a crown.
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What is a dry lunch?

dry lunch (plural dry lunches) A lunch that is not accompanied by alcohol. (England, slang) A contemptible or uncool person quotations ▼
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Do dry beans go bad?

According to the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, "if stored properly in a cool, dry place, they have a minimum shelf life of one year, keeping indefinitely and withstanding harsh or tropical environments." Time alone won't make beans go bad, per se, but they certainly won't taste the same.
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