pretty penny

n. a sizable amount of money. This watch cost me a pretty penny, and I intend to take care of it.

A considerable sum of money: I paid a pretty penny for that ring.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vince	[vins]
Roddy	RAH-dee (English)	English, Scottish
Glorinda	glo-REEN-dah	Esperanto
Vercingetorix	wer-keeng-GE-to-reeks (Ancient Roman), vur-sin-JET-ə-riks (English)	Ancient Celtic
Prosper	pro-SPER (French), PRAHS-pər (English)	French, English
Irmingard	EER-min-gahrt	German