Word: worth
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Well, I could change the spelling from Pompidou to Pompidoe," said he. "It's the same pronunciation in Dutch. But you will have to pay the cost of changing my neon sign." Not a word since from the embassy, which apparently does not feel that one letter is worth the price ($20). Anyway, Pompidou loves nightclubs...
...spending more money than they would normally." Each day throngs of shoppers-as many as 200,000 at Christmas time-surge through the store's three dungeon-like underground levels, fighting for everything from name-brand nylon panties at 39? a pair to a Russian sable worth $8,500 and a positive steal at $3,000. As the outlet for surplus stock from such fashionable stores as Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman-Marcus and I. Magnin, the basement has become the happy hunting ground for Beacon Hill dowagers and Charlestown secretaries-all trading hip blocks with shoppers who regularly...
...poking around." She explains, "It's a challenge to see how well you know your merchandise, your materials, your designers. You have to leave your courtesy at home and get there and mix it up like a longshoreman. But the joy of finding a really good bargain is worth it." One typical joyful day during last week's pre-Christmas crush...
...rising faster than workers' productivity. When productivity slackens, real labor costs go up, and companies often make up the difference by increasing the prices of their products. The cost of living rose 5.9% this year and has gone up by 20% since 1964. The dollar of that year is worth only 84¢ today...
...crowd, and that favorite song of a few years back has become Four Coins in a Fountain. Similarly, the number 14 is bad luck, and so is four on a match. A stitch in time saves ten, cats have ten lives, two birds in the hand are worth three in the bush, a bluffer is a fiveflusher, and that soft drink should really be called Eight-Up. Life, these days, begins at 41, girls are Sweet 17 and never been kissed, and inescapably, the American consumer is behind the nine ball...