The advertising campaign must have cost them a packet.
»He dropped out of university but now he's making a packet in banking.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
pay/make a packet — cost/pay/make a packet UK INFORMAL ► to cost, pay, or earn a lot of money: »The advertising campaign must have cost them a packet. »He dropped out of university but now he s making a packet in banking. Main Entry: ↑packet … Financial and business terms
make a packet — cost/pay/make a packet UK INFORMAL ► to cost, pay, or earn a lot of money: »The advertising campaign must have cost them a packet. »He dropped out of university but now he s making a packet in banking. Main Entry: ↑packet … Financial and business terms
packet — pack‧et [ˈpækt] noun [countable] 1. a small container, usually made of paper, with a set of things in it ; = PACK: • United Biscuits produces 5 billion packets a year. packet of • Supermarkets withdrew thousands of packets of chocolates after… … Financial and business terms
pay a packet — cost/pay/make a packet UK INFORMAL ► to cost, pay, or earn a lot of money: »The advertising campaign must have cost them a packet. »He dropped out of university but now he s making a packet in banking. Main Entry: ↑packet … Financial and business terms
cost a packet — cost/pay/make a packet UK INFORMAL ► to cost, pay, or earn a lot of money: »The advertising campaign must have cost them a packet. »He dropped out of university but now he s making a packet in banking. Main Entry: ↑packet … Financial and business terms
cost — cost1 W1S1 [kɔst US ko:st] n 1.) the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy, do, or produce something cost of ▪ the cost of accommodation ▪ I offered to pay the cost of the taxi. ▪ Insurance to cover the cost of a funeral is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pay — 1. v. & n. v.tr. (past and past part. paid) 1 (also absol.) give (a person etc.) what is due for services done, goods received, debts incurred, etc. (paid him in full; I assure you I have paid). 2 a give (a usu. specified amount) for work done, a … Useful english dictionary
cost — The opposite of revenue. An expense that reflects the price of purchasing goods, services and financial instruments. A cash cost means that cash is given up today to the purchase. Also, the purchase price of an investment, which is compared to… … Financial and business terms
cost — 1 noun 1 MONEY PAID (C) the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy, do, or produce something: I ll give you $15 to cover the cost of the gas. | at a cost of: The new building s going up at a cost of $82 million. | high/low cost: a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pay — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hourly, monthly, weekly ▪ full, half (both esp. BrE) ▪ He has taken leave on half pay. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
