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mon·ey

   [muhn-ee] noun,pluralmon·eys, mon·ies, adjective
–noun
1.
any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
2.
paper money.
3.
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.
4.
any article or substance used as a medium of exchange, measure of wealth, or means of payment, as checks on demand deposit or cowrie.
5.
a particular form or denomination of currency.
6.
money of account.
7.
capital to be borrowed, loaned, or invested: mortgage money.
8.
an amount or sum of money: Did you bring some money?
9.
wealth considered in terms of money: She was brought up with money.
10.
moneys. Also, monies. Chiefly Law. pecuniary sums.
11.
property considered with reference to its pecuniary value.
12.
pecuniary profit: not for love or money.
–adjective
13.
of or pertaining to money.
14.
used for carrying, keeping, or handling money: Have you seen my little money purse?
15.
of or pertaining to capital or finance: the money business.
—Idioms
16.
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.
17.
in the money, Informal.
a.
having a great deal of money; affluent: You can see he's in the money by all those clothes he buys.
b.
first, second, or third place in a contest, esp. a horse or dog race.
18.
make money, to make a profit or become rich: You'll never make money as a poet.
19.
on the money, Informal.
a.
at just the exact spot or time; on target: The space shuttle landed on the money at 9:55 a.m.
b.
exhibiting or done with great accuracy or expertise: His weather forecasts are always on the money.
Also, right on the money.
20.
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.
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Origin:
1250–1300; ME moneie < MF < L monēta mint2, money

—Related forms
mon·ey·less, adjective
non·mon·ey, adjective

—Synonyms
3. coin, cash, currency, specie, change. 11. funds, capital, assets, wealth, riches.

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Word Origin & History

money
late 13c., "coinage, metal currency," from O.Fr. moneie, from L. moneta "mint, coinage," from Moneta, a title of the Roman goddess Juno, in or near whose temple money was coined; perhaps from monere "advise, warn" (see monitor), with the sense of "admonishing goddess," which is sensible, but the etymology is difficult. Extended early 19c. to include paper money. To make money "earn pay" is first attested mid-15c. Highwayman's threat your money or your life first attested 1841. Phrase in the money (1902) originally meant "one who finishes among the prize-winners" (in a horse race, etc.). The challenge to put (one's) money where (one's) mouth is is first recorded 1942. Moneybags "rich person" is from 1818; money-grub "one who is sordidly intent on amassing money" is from 1768.
"I am not interested in money but in the things of which money is the symbol." [Henry Ford]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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mon·ey   (mŭn'ē)   
n.   pl. mon·eys or mon·ies

  1. A medium that can be exchanged for goods and services and is used as a measure of their values on the market, including among its forms a commodity such as gold, an officially issued coin or note, or a deposit in a checking account or other readily liquefiable account.

  2. The official currency, coins, and negotiable paper notes issued by a government.

  3. Assets and property considered in terms of monetary value; wealth.

    1. Pecuniary profit or loss: He made money on the sale of his properties.

    2. One's salary; pay: It was a terrible job, but the money was good.

  5. An amount of cash or credit: raised the money for the new playground.

  6. Sums of money, especially of a specified nature. Often used in the plural: state tax moneys; monies set aside for research and development.

  7. A wealthy person, family, or group: to come from old money; to marry into money.


[Middle English moneie, from Old French, from Latin monēta, mint, coinage, from Monēta, epithet of Juno, temple of Juno of Rome where money was coined.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: mon·ey
Pronunciation: 'm&-nE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural moneys or mon·ies /'m&-nEz/
1 : an accepted or authorized medium of exchange; especially : coinage or negotiable paper issued as legal tender by a government
2 a : assets or compensation in the form of or readily convertible into cash b : capital dealt in as a commodity to be lent, traded, or invested money available from a lender> money supply> c plural : sums of money moneys>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Financial Dictionary

money

A generally accepted medium for the exchange of goods and services, for measuring value, or for making payments. Many economists consider the amount of money and growth in the amount of money in an economy very influential in determining interest rates, inflation, and the level of economic activity. There is some disagreement among economists as to what types of things actually should be classified as money; for example, should balances in money market funds be included. See also money supply.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Money

1. A commodity or asset, such as gold, an officially issued currency, coin, or paper note, that can be legally exchanged for something equivalent, such as goods or services.

2. As defined by common law: a medium of exchange authorized or adopted by a domestic or foreign government and includes a monetary unit of account established by an intergovernmental organization or by agreement between two or more nations.

Investopedia Commentary

Also know as Moola, Dinero, Bread, or Cash.

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See also: Currency, Fiat Money, Finance, Gold Standard, Money Market, Seigniorage

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Bible Dictionary

Money

Of uncoined money the first notice we have is in the history of Abraham (Gen. 13:2; 20:16; 24:35). Next, this word is used in connection with the purchase of the cave of Machpelah (23:16), and again in connection with Jacob's purchase of a field at Shalem (Gen. 33:18, 19) for "an hundred pieces of money"=an hundred Hebrew kesitahs (q.v.), i.e., probably pieces of money, as is supposed, bearing the figure of a lamb. The history of Joseph affords evidence of the constant use of money, silver of a fixed weight. This appears also in all the subsequent history of the Jewish people, in all their internal as well as foreign transactions. There were in common use in trade silver pieces of a definite weight, shekels, half-shekels, and quarter-shekels. But these were not properly coins, which are pieces of metal authoritatively issued, and bearing a stamp. Of the use of coined money we have no early notice among the Hebrews. The first mentioned is of Persian coinage, the daric (Ezra 2:69; Neh. 7:70) and the 'adarkon (Ezra 8:27). The daric (q.v.) was a gold piece current in Palestine in the time of Cyrus. As long as the Jews, after the Exile, lived under Persian rule, they used Persian coins. These gave place to Greek coins when Palestine came under the dominion of the Greeks (B.C. 331), the coins consisting of gold, silver, and copper pieces. The usual gold pieces were staters (q.v.), and the silver coins tetradrachms and drachms. In the year B.C. 140, Antiochus VII. gave permission to Simon the Maccabee to coin Jewish money. Shekels (q.v.) were then coined bearing the figure of the almond rod and the pot of manna.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

money

In addition to the idioms beginning with money, also see 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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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