Jitney

Word JITNEY
Character 6
Hyphenation jitney
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Definitions and meanings of "Jitney"

What do we mean by jitney?

A small motor vehicle, such as a bus or van, that transports passengers on a route for a small fare. noun

A nickel. noun

A small bus or similar vehicle carrying passengers on a fixed route, used for public transport. noun

A five-cent piece; a nickel. noun

A small bus or minibus which typically operates service on a fixed route, sometimes scheduled. noun

An unlicensed taxi cab. noun

A shared-ride taxi. noun

A small coin, a nickel. noun

Very inexpensive. noun

This sense?) A fraudulent arrangement whereby a broker who has direct access to an exchange executes trades on behalf of a broker who doesn't. noun

A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport noun

A small bus or minibus which typically operates service on a fixed route, sometimes scheduled.

An unlicensed taxi cab.

A shared-ride taxi.

A small coin, a nickel.

(in attributive use) Very inexpensive.

An informal lawn bowling or curling competition in which all players present are randomly drawn into teams.

A fraudulent arrangement whereby a broker who has direct access to an exchange executes trades on behalf of a broker who doesn't.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Jitney

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The word "jitney" in example sentences

In the "jitney," as Mr. Merkel dubbed his auto, several cowboys from Diamond X (including the veteran foreman Slim) reached Happy ❋ Willard F. Baker (N/A)

In specific trades, such as jitney services, government officials have created relatively pragmatic licensing requirements that help to foster growth and opportunity. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Hampton Jitney has an Ambassador Service, which is infinitely more comfortable than the regular jitney. ❋ Mara Gibbs (2010)

Even before the automobile became ubiquitous, competition arose from other modes of transportation like the jitney, an automobile that carried passengers for a nickel along routes that ran parallel to the trolley line. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When I called to find out why, they couldn't tell me more than "the old stop was dangerous" (it had been there for over 50 years & no accidents) & that as a certified cripple, I could call the LIFT jitney to get me at home - That's fine deluxe service, but it costs TriMet over $20 per person per trip, & I would pay less than 10% of that. ❋ Unknown (2009)

“A jitney we were on last night, a real broken-down old flivver.” ❋ Joseph Wallace (2010)

Thomas Cave Wilson, a twenty-four-year-old newspaper reporter with a job offer from Pop Squires at the Age, arrived from Reno late one afternoon in a nine-passenger jitney. ❋ Michael Hiltzik (2010)

Considering more than 80% of all commuter trips are between areas outside downtown, priority should be given to more flexible, less costly systems such as rapid commuter bus lines, bus rapid transit, as well as subsidized dial-a-ride and jitney services that can work between suburban centers. ❋ Unknown (2010)

We had no car—my stepfather rode a motorcycle, while my mother took the local jitney service every morning to the US embassy, where she worked as an English teacher. ❋ Pamela Geller (2010)

At the ferry landing in Luanda Kotieno, a town of about 6,500 people, Walter Omondi, 20, just out of high school and working as a helper on a little, skinny water jitney with a small outboard motor, said he had tried drinking water straight from the lake. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Myself, I have got my jitney warmed up and I am driving myself right off the nearest cliff. ❋ Unknown (2009)

These days, according to William, if Steve were to succumb to the temptations of another vacation spot, it would likely be well beyond the outer reaches of the jitney. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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