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noun plural
Date: 1642
something that is picked or picked up: as
a. gleanable or eatable fragments ; scraps
b. yield or return for effort expended <easy pickings> <slim pickings>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pickings
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pickings — index spoils Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pickings — ► PLURAL NOUN 1) profits or gains, especially those made effortlessly or dishonestly. 2) scraps or leftovers … English terms dictionary
pickings — pick|ings [ˈpıkıŋz] n [plural] informal money or profits that you can get easily from a situation ▪ There were rich pickings (=a lot of money) to be had from the stock market. ▪ There are easy pickings for thieves at these big outdoor concerts.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pickings — [[t]pɪ̱kɪŋz[/t]] N PLURAL: usu supp N You can refer to the money that can be made easily in a particular place or area of activity as the pickings. Traditional hiding places are easy pickings for experienced burglars... Other rich pickings,… … English dictionary
pickings — n. (colloq.) choice lean, slim pickings * * * slim pickings (colloq.) [ choice ] lean … Combinatory dictionary
pickings — noun (plural) informal rich /easy pickings money or profits that you can get easily: There were rich pickings to be had if you played the stock market … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pickings — pick|ings [ pıkıŋz ] noun plural INFORMAL money or things that are available to be taken: easy/rich pickings (=good things that you get very easily) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pickings — UK [ˈpɪkɪŋz] / US noun [plural] informal money or things that are available to be taken rich/easy pickings (= good things that you get very easily) … English dictionary
pickings — pick•ings [[t]ˈpɪk ɪŋz[/t]] n. pl. 1) cvb scraps or gleanings: the pickings of a feast[/ex] 2) cvb profits or gains; spoils • Etymology: 1635–45 … From formal English to slang
pickings — n.pl. 1 perquisites; pilferings (rich pickings). 2 remaining scraps; gleanings … Useful english dictionary
