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View synonyms for moneybag

moneybag

[ muhn-ee-bag ]

noun

  1. a bag for money.
  2. moneybags, (used with a singular verb) a very wealthy or extravagant person.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of moneybag1

1555–65; 1940–45 moneybag fordef 2; money + bag

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Example Sentences

So apparently this movie is about a congressman who runs afoul of two moneybag brothers, played by John Lithgow and Dan Aykroyd.

No woman who cared for Sidney could ever have thrown him over for an old moneybag.

A well-filled moneybag hung at Richard Burke's saddle bow; he was on his way to the Hall to pay his rent.

But don't forget Sagaman Moneybag, the best of all orators,' called Smid laughingly after him, as he went off to man the boat.

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