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Also, in the chips. Rich, affluent. For example, When he's in the money, he's extremely generous to his friends, or After that box-office bonanza, she's in the chips. The chips in the variant presumably allude to poker chips. [Colloquial; late 1800s]

2

Placing first, second or third in a contest on which a bet has been placed, especially a horse race. For example, My luck held today, and I ended up in the money. [c. 1900]

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Words nearby in the money

in the main, in the making, in the market for, in the middle of, in the midst, in the money, in the mood, in the mouth, in the name of, in the near future, in the neck
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Words related to in the money

affluent, booming, comfortable, flourishing, fortunate, rich, robust, wealthy, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do, easy, fat, prosperous, independent, moneyed, upscale, flush, plush, swimming
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