noun
Meaning 1
A cheap item designed to attract purchasers of other goods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonym: loss leader
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: loss leader
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
catchpenny
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noun
Meaning 2
A publication, etc. intended to make money, with no particular merit otherwise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin captus Proto-Indo-European *-yetider. Latin -io Vulgar Latin *captiāre Old French chacierbor. Anglo-Norman cachierbor. Middle English cacchen English catch Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πατάνη (patánē)bor. Latin patina Latin panna? Latin pannus? Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kwo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *panningaz Proto-West Germanic *panning Old English peniġ Middle English peny English penny English catchpenny From catch + penny.