money
36 ENTRIES FOUND:
- money (noun)
- money–back (adjective)
- moneyed (adjective)
- money–grubber (noun)
- money–maker (noun)
- money–spinner (noun)
- money box (noun)
- money order (noun)
- money supply (noun)
- blood money (noun)
- danger money (noun)
- folding money (noun)
- funny money (noun)
- hush money (noun)
- old money (noun)
- paper money (noun)
- pin money (noun)
- pocket money (noun)
- seed money (noun)
- soft money (noun)
- spending money (noun)
- burn (verb)
- coin (verb)
- jam (noun)
- license (noun)
- love (noun)
- made (adjective)
- marry (verb)
- mouth (noun)
- print (verb)
- rope (noun)
- run (noun)
- smart (adjective)
- talk (verb)
- time (noun)
- worth (noun)
plural
monies
or
moneys
/ˈmʌniz/
plural
monies
or
moneys
/ˈmʌniz/
Britannica Dictionary definition of MONEY
1
[noncount]
:
something (such as coins or bills) used as a way to pay for goods and services and to pay people for their work
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see also blood money, funny money, hush money, old money, paper money, pocket money, seed money, soft money, spending money, smart money at 1smart
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Dinner cost a lot of money last night. = We were charged a lot of money for dinner last night.
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a sum of money
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That painting must be worth a lot of money.
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She's been making a lot of money in her new job. = (informal) She's been making big/good money in her new job.
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He earned some money last summer as a musician.
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We're trying to save enough money for a new car.
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The town is raising money for the elementary school.
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Friends would always ask her for money.
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It's an interesting idea, but there's no money in it: it'll never sell.
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The club made money [=earned money; made a profit] by selling advertisements in the newsletter.
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She knew she could make money [=earn a profit] on the deal. = She knew there was money to be made from/on the deal.
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When they take a vacation, money is no object. [=they are not concerned about the price of things] They always stay at the most expensive places.
2
[noncount]
:
a person's wealth
:
the money that a person has
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see also marry money at marry
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He made his money in the insurance business.
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He lost his money on foolish investments. = He threw all his money away on foolish investments.
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They decided to put all their money in the stock market.
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We didn't have much money when I was growing up.
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She comes from money. [=her family is rich]
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She married into money. [=she married a wealthy man]
3
monies
[plural]
formal
or
moneys
:
amounts of money
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Most of the project is being paid for by federal monies.
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All monies received will be deposited in a special account.
a run for your money
for love or/nor money
for my money
informal
:
in my opinion
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This book is, for my money, her best novel yet. [=I think this is her best novel yet]
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For my money, nothing beats a juicy peach on a hot summer day.
in the money
1
US
:
among the top three finishers in a race (such as a horse race)
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Whatever horse I bet on, it never finishes in the money.
2
informal
:
having lots of money
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They struggled for many years but now they're in the money.
made of money
informal
:
having a lot of money
:
rich
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Do I look like I'm made of money?
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Stop asking your father for a bigger allowance. He's not made of money, you know!
money for jam
British, informal or money for old rope
:
money that is easily earned or gotten
:
easy money
money talks
— used to say that money has a strong influence on people's actions and decisions
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In politics, money talks. [=people and companies with a lot of money have a powerful influence in politics]
money to burn
informal
:
a large amount of money to spend
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expensive cars for people with money to burn
on the money
US, informal
:
exactly right or accurate
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His prediction that it would rain was (right) on the money.
put (your) money on
:
to bet on (something or someone)
— often used to say that you feel very sure that something is true, will happen, etc.
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Everyone there put their money on the underdog.
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“Do you think he'll win?” “I'd put money on it.”
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It's going to rain tomorrow. I'd put money on it.
put your money where your mouth is
informal
:
to give or spend money or take some action in order to do or support something that you have been talking about
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It's time for the mayor to put his money where his mouth is and increase funding for schools.
throw money around
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to spend money in a foolish or careless way
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He really throws (his) money around.
throw money at
:
to try to solve (a problem) by spending a large amount of money on it without giving enough thought to exactly what should be done
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The flaws in our school system will never be fixed as long as the government continues to just throw money at the problem.
time is money
— used to say that a person's time is as valuable as money
your money's worth
:
as much as you deserve because of the money you paid or the effort you made
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His new movie gives his fans their money's worth. [=his new movie is good and is worth the money that his fans pay to see it]
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The people who showed up for the concert certainly got their money's worth.
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He insisted on staying until the end of the show so that he could get his money's worth.
