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Jitney — may refer to:* Jitney (taxi) * Jitney (play), written by August Wilson * Jitney (investment term) * Jitney (coin) A small coin a five cent piece in the USee also*Jeepney, Philippine share taxi … Wikipedia
jitney — (n.) bus which carries passengers for a fare, 1915, short for jitney bus (1906), American English, from gitney, said to be slang for any small coin, especially a nickel, because the buses fare typically was a nickel, the coin name perhaps via New … Etymology dictionary
jitney — n. 1. a small bus or similar vehicle carrying passengers on a fixed route, used for public transport. [WordNet sense 1] Note: Probably so called because they once charged a nickel for the ride. RHUD [WordNet 1.5] 2. A five cent piece; a nickel.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jitney — (izg. džìtni/ob. džìtnej) m DEFINICIJA ekon. izraz za čin kad jedan član centraliziranog tržišta izvrši nalog za drugoga člana ETIMOLOGIJA amer.engl … Hrvatski jezični portal
jitney — ☆ jitney [jit′nē ] n. pl. jitneys [c. 1903 < ? Fr jeton,JETON] 1. [Old Slang] a five cent coin; nickel 2. a small bus or a car, esp. one traveling a regular route, that carries passengers for a low fare, originally five cents … English World dictionary
jitney — /ˈdʒɪtni/ (say jitnee) US –noun (plural jitneys) 1. a small motor vehicle, as a bus or van, which carries passengers. –verb (jitneyed, jitneying) –verb (t) 2. to carry in a jitney. –verb (i) 3. to ride in a jitney. {US jitney a five cent coin,… …
Jitney — A situation in which one broker who has direct access to a stock exchange performs trades for a broker who does not have access. A fraudulent activity in the penny stock market involving two brokers trading a stock back and forth to rack up… … Investment dictionary
jitney — n. small passenger bus which travels along a fixed regular route and charges a low fare; unlicensed taxicab; 5 cent coin, nickel (Slang); lawful arrangement wherein a broker who has direct access to a stock exchange carries out trades for a… … English contemporary dictionary
jitney — /jit nee/, n., pl. jitneys, v., jitneyed, jitneying. n. 1. a small bus or car following a regular route along which it picks up and discharges passengers, originally charging each passenger five cents. 2. Older Slang. a nickel; five cent piece. v … Universalium
jitney — n A nickel, a 5 cent piece. He didn t have a jitney on him at the time. 1900s … Historical dictionary of American slang
Jitney Jungle — was a chain of supermarkets that began in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1919.OriginsOriginally, two brothers named Judson McCarty Holman and William Henry Holman and their cousin, William Bonner McCarty, founded a charge and carry grocery store in… … Wikipedia
