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noun
1.
any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
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.
EXPANDa particular form or denomination of currency.
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.
COLLAPSEpecuniary 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.
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Moneyless
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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, especially 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.
Also, right on the money.exhibiting or done with great accuracy or expertise: His weather forecasts are always 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.
Related forms
mon·ey·less, adjective
non·mon·ey, adjective
Synonyms
3. coin, cash, currency, specie, change. 11. funds, capital, assets, wealth, riches.
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
EXPANDis 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.
COLLAPSE
"I am not interested in money but in the things of which money is the symbol." [Henry Ford]
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