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money
[ muhn-ee ]
noun
- any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
- gold, silver, or other metal in pieces of convenient form stamped by public authority and issued as a medium of exchange and measure of value.
- any article or substance used as a medium of exchange, measure of wealth, or means of payment, as checks on demand deposit or cowrie.
- a particular form or denomination of currency.
- capital to be borrowed, loaned, or invested:
mortgage money.
- an amount or sum of money:
Did you bring some money?
- wealth considered in terms of money:
She was brought up with money.
- moneys. Also monies. Chiefly Law. pecuniary sums.
- property considered with reference to its pecuniary value.
- pecuniary profit:
not for love or money.
adjective
- of or relating to money.
- used for carrying, keeping, or handling money:
Have you seen my little money purse?
- of or relating to capital or finance:
the money business.
money
/ ˈmʌnɪ /
noun
- a medium of exchange that functions as legal tender
- the official currency, in the form of banknotes, coins, etc, issued by a government or other authority
- a particular denomination or form of currency
silver money
- property or assets with reference to their realizable value
- formal.moneysmonies a pecuniary sum or income
- an unspecified amount of paper currency or coins
money to lend
- for one's moneyin one's opinion
- in the money informal.well-off; rich
- money for old rope informal.profit obtained by little or no effort
- money to burnmore money than one needs
- one's money's worthfull value for the money one has paid for something
- put money intoto invest money in
- put money onto place a bet on
- put one's money where one's mouth isSee mouth
adjective
- best, most valuable, or most eagerly anticipated
the money shot
the money note
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Other Words From
- money·less adjective
- non·money adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of money1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of money1
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Idioms and Phrases
- for one's money, Informal. with respect to one's opinion, choice, or wish:
For my money, there's nothing to be gained by waiting.
- in the money, Informal.
- having a great deal of money; affluent:
You can see he's in the money by all those clothes he buys.
- first, second, or third place in a contest, especially a horse or dog race.
- make money, to make a profit or become rich:
You'll never make money as a poet.
- on the money, Informal. Also right on the money.
- at just the exact spot or time; on target:
The space shuttle landed on the money at 9:55 a.m.
- exhibiting or done with great accuracy or expertise:
His weather forecasts are always on the money.
- put one's money where one's mouth is, Informal. to prove the truth of one's words by actions or other evidence; demonstrate one's sincerity or integrity:
Instead of bragging about your beautiful house, put your money where your mouth is and invite us over to see it.
More idioms and phrases containing money
- coin money
- color of one's money
- easy money
- even money
- fool and his money are soon parted
- for one's money
- funny money
- get one's money's worth
- hush money
- in the money
- made of money
- not for love or money
- on the money
- pay your money and take your choice
- pin money
- pocket money
- put money on
- put one's money where one's mouth is
- rolling in it (money)
- run for one's money
- throw good money after bad
- time is money
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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