hefty

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  1. adjective Of considerable weight; heavy.
  2. adjective Rugged and powerful. See Synonyms at heavy.
  3. adjective Informal Of considerable size or amount: a hefty serving of mashed potatoes; received a hefty bonus.

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  • Senators urge Canadian trash ban; OTA asks feds to stop hefty waste inspection fees
  • The sale of 2,600 puts for a hefty premium of 12.48 coupled with the sale of 2,600 calls for 3.08 yields the investor a gross premium of 15.56. —  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
  • Microsoft acquired aQuantive, an ad company, for a hefty $6 billion. —  Search Engine Roundtable
  • Having just finished a "hefty" tour of the States ( "Well, for me it's pretty hefty, for other bands it's not"), Murphy's come over to play the One Big Weekend Radio 1 gangbang, record a show for Later ... with Jools Holland, and do a nice wedge of interviews to promote the new single, 'All My Friends' (reviewed here). —  Drowned In Sound // Feed
  • For starters, you might be responsible for a hefty veterinary bill that a reluctant client refuses to pay, you might have to absorb unpaid board bills with no legal recourse, or you might face lawsuits arising from a variety of situations. —  TheHorse.com News
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sizable ·  exorbitant ·  goodly ·  substantial ·  monthly ·  enormous ·  beefy ·  meager ·  generous ·  nominal ·  gargantuan ·  well-placed

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hefty:   heftier ·  heftiest
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