"tenpercentery" meaning in All languages combined

See tenpercentery on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: tenpercenteries [plural]
Etymology: ten + percent + -ery, from the traditional 10% commission which agents collect from whatever amount their clients earn. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ten|percent|-ery}} ten + percent + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun}} tenpercentery (plural tenpercenteries)
  1. A talent agency.

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for tenpercentery meaning in All languages combined (1.4kB)

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