GRAVY | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of gravy in English gravynoun [ U ] uk /ˈɡreɪ.vi/ us /ˈɡreɪ.vi/ Add to word list Add to word list a sauce made with meat juices and flour, served with meat and vegetables Sauces, dressings, dips & pickles

• adobo
• aji
• Alfredo
• apple sauce
• aïoli
• custard powder
• dashi
• deglaze
• demi-glace
• Dijon mustard
• mirin
• miso
• molasses
• Mornay
• mousseline
• salsa
• sambal
• scalloped
• secret sauce
• shoyu

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gravy | American Dictionary

gravynoun [ U ] us /ˈɡreɪ·vi/

gravy noun [U] (FOOD)

Add to word list Add to word list a sauce made from meat juices, often mixed with flour

gravy noun [U] (EXTRA)

infml something extra that you welcome having and often did not expect to get: This business took care of all our expenses, and the revenue from other ads and subscriptions was gravy. (Definition of gravy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

gravy | Business English

gravynoun [ U ]   informal uk /ˈɡreɪvi/ us Add to word list Add to word list money that you receive without much effort: The company directors will mop up most of the gravy. a situation in which it is easy to make money or to enjoy a comfortable life without much effort: I can forget about the hard times because it's all been gravy for three years now. (Definition of gravy from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of gravy

gravy The 'fiscal' dividend alone would justify the policy of environmental taxation and the environmental benefits, whatever their magnitude, would be 'gravy'. From the Cambridge English Corpus These rolls were perhaps used as a supplementary spoon to sop up sauces and gravies. From the Cambridge English Corpus Arrange them on a dish, and pour round them either a good gravy or hot tomato sauce. From the Cambridge English Corpus People who say that this institution is just a 'gravy train' are wrong. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It must not be allowed to become a gravy train. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Only yesterday, we heard that there have been about £3 billion-worth of inefficiencies/fraud and that the gravy train is speeding out of control. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On top of that there is fraud—about £7 billion of it—or what is known as the "gravy train". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is an obscenity and an example of the way in which the gravy-train atmosphere has permeated the electricity and gas industries since privatisation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For many, that sustains a gravy train that they have been riding all their lives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are reassuring people that it will not be a political gravy train. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those least able to pay are to be clobbered to benefit those who are already on the gravy train. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those involved in the redundancy in the metropolitan counties are not on a gravy train. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those around him also are on the gravy train. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They did just that, and told him that he was to join the frozen food gravy train. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is something in what those who refer to "a gravy train" say. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of gravy?

Translations of gravy

in Chinese (Traditional) 肉汁… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 肉汁… See more in Spanish salsa para carne, salsa de carne, jugo de la carne… See more in Portuguese molho feito com caldo de carne, molho… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Korean in Ukrainian in Italian グレービーソース… See more et suyu, et suyu sosu… See more (sauce au) jus… See more salsa per a carn… See more jus… See more šťáva (z masa)… See more sky, sovs, skysovs… See more kaldu… See more น้ำเกรวี่สำหรับราดอาหาร… See more nước thịt… See more sos (pieczeniowy), sos mięsny… See more köttsaft, sky… See more kuah… See more die Bratensoße… See more saus, kjøttsaft, sjy… See more 그레이비 소스… See more підливка, соус… See more sugo, salsa, (sugo di carne)… See more Need a translator?

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