Phrase Hound found 57 phrases and 12 compound words that contain petty. The most common are listed below. Open petty in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 57
- petty cashCash available for trivial purchases, especially limited funds for employees to use without close supervision.
- petty crimeA minor, less serious crime.
- petty officerA non-commissioned officer in the Canadian, US and UK Navy and the US Coast Guard; roughly equivalent to a sergeant in the army
- petty theftA theft of property having a value lower than a certain small amount set forth in a statute, and considered to be a less serious class of crime.
- petty spurgeThe plant Euphorbia peplus.
- petty criminalSomeone who commits a petty crime.
- Petty FranceA named street in the City of Westminster, London SW1 (OS grid ref TQ2979).
- petty bourgeoisPertaining to the petty bourgeoisie.
- petty larcenyA misdemeanor larceny; an act of theft wherein the amount stolen is insufficient to constitute grand larceny.
- Petty Harbour-Maddox CoveA town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- petty crimesplural of petty crime: A minor, less serious crime.
- petty criminalsplural of petty criminal: Someone who commits a petty crime.
- petty jurySynonym of petit jury: A regular trial jury, assembled to determine criminal or civil liability.
- petty kingA ruler who heads a small, localized territory or tribe, but holds a rank functionally equivalent to an independent duke or chieftain.
- petty kingsplural of petty king: A ruler who heads a small, localized territory or tribe, but holds a rank functionally equivalent to an independent duke or chieftain.
- petty officersplural of petty officer: A non-commissioned officer in the Canadian, US and UK Navy and the US Coast Guard; roughly equivalent to a sergeant in the army
- petty sessionsingular of petty sessions
- petty sessionsA lower-level, local court in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and several Commonwealth countries that handled minor, summary offenses without a jury.
- petty-houseAn outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
- petty apartheidAny form of racial segregation that applies only to public spaces.
- petty bourgeoisieSynonym of petite bourgeoisie: The lower middle class.
- petty morelEuropean black nightshade (Solanum nigrum).
- petty officer first classA warrant officer in the Canadian Forces Maritime Command, ranking above petty officer second class and below chief petty officer second class.
- petty officer second classA non-commissioned officer in the Canadian Forces Maritime Command, ranking above master seaman and below petty officer first class.
- petty officer third classA non-commissioned officer in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking above seaman and below petty officer second class.
Compound words 12
- petticoatA tight, usually padded undercoat worn by women over a shirt and under the doublet.
- pettiesPetty or miscellaneous expenses.
- unpettyNot petty.
- pettitoespig's trotter, especially as food.
- pettywhinThe needle furze.
- PettyjohnA surname. of French origin
- pettyfogAlternative form of pettifog: To quibble over trivial matters; nitpick.
- pettyaugerAlternative form of pirogue (“a kind of boat”).
- pettyaugersplural of pettyauger: Alternative form of pirogue (“a kind of boat”).
- pettychapsAny of several species of small European passerine songbirds, including the willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus), the chiffchaffs (Phylloscopus spp.), and the western Orphean warbler (Sylvia hortensis).