English Dictionary

shave

IPA（発音記号）

/ʃeɪv/

名詞

アメリカ英語 古風 俗語 くだけた表現

An instance of shaving. / A thin slice; a shaving. / (US, slang, dated) An exorbitant discount on a note.

日本語の意味

ひげそり行為、つまり一回分のひげそりを指す / 極薄な一片、薄い切れ、特にひげ剃りで生成される薄片 / （米国のスラング・時代物）手形などに対する大幅な割引

After a long day, he treated himself to a quick shave before dinner.

長い一日を終えて、彼は夕食前にさっとひげそりをして自分を労った。

意味（1）

An instance of shaving.

I instructed the barber to give me a shave.

意味（2）

A thin slice; a shaving.

a jolly mealy 'tator, with a shave of butter, and a shake of pepper

意味（3）

(US, slang, dated) An exorbitant discount on a note.

yea, tis knowable that the paper money of some of them would not pass, comparatively speaking, much, if any, beyond the smoke of the chimney from whence 'twas issued and circulated before you, or those who had it would have to take a broker's shave on it , at the rate of from a ¼, to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, or more per cent, before it could be used as solvently available means of payment.

意味（4）

(US, slang, dated) A premium paid for an extension of the time of delivery or payment, or for the right to vary a stock contract in any particular.

If this were a dishonest transaction, why did the companies settle? If it were not, why did the heirs submit to a shave of one-half their claims?

意味（5）

A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a spokeshave.

意味（6）

(informal) A narrow miss or escape; a close shave.

[…] I had an awful shave getting into the harbour, remarked Archie.

shaves （ plural ）