money
Americannoun
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moneys,
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monies
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any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
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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.
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any article or substance used as a medium of exchange, measure of wealth, or means of payment, as checks on demand deposit or cowrie.
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a particular form or denomination of currency.
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capital to be borrowed, loaned, or invested.
mortgage money.
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an amount or sum of money.
Did you bring some money?
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wealth considered in terms of money.
She was brought up with money.
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Chiefly Law. moneys. Also monies pecuniary sums.
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property considered with reference to its pecuniary value.
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pecuniary profit.
not for love or money.
adjective
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of or relating to money.
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used for carrying, keeping, or handling money.
Have you seen my little money purse?
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of or relating to capital or finance.
the money business.
idioms
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put one's money where one's mouth is, 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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for one's money, with respect to one's opinion, choice, or wish.
For my money, there's nothing to be gained by waiting.
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in the money,
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having a great deal of money; affluent.
You can see he's in the money by all those clothes he buys.
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first, second, or third place in a contest, especially a horse or dog race.
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on the money, Also right on the money.
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at just the exact spot or time; on target.
The space shuttle landed on the money at 9:55 a.m.
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exhibiting or done with great accuracy or expertise.
His weather forecasts are always on the money.
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make money, to make a profit or become rich.
You'll never make money as a poet.
noun
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a medium of exchange that functions as legal tender
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the official currency, in the form of banknotes, coins, etc, issued by a government or other authority
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a particular denomination or form of currency
silver money
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property or assets with reference to their realizable value
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formal a pecuniary sum or income
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an unspecified amount of paper currency or coins
money to lend
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in one's opinion
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informal well-off; rich
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informal profit obtained by little or no effort
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more money than one needs
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full value for the money one has paid for something
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to invest money in
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to place a bet on
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See mouth
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Etymology
Origin of money
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English moneie, from Middle French, from Latin monēta, after Monēta Moneta ( def. ), a Roman goddess (often identified with Juno) in whose temple coins were struck; cf. mint 2,
Explanation
Money is cash. You can have money in your pocket or money in the bank. People need money to buy things. Every country has an agreed upon type of money: in the United States, it's dollars and cents. People need money to buy food, furniture, clothes, books — everything. You can't buy stuff without money. People may also invest their money in stocks and property. Using a credit card is a way to buy things when you don't have any money on you — so is a check. Most people want more money, and people will do a lot of things to get it.
Vocabulary lists containing money
Example Sentences
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Then your opponent has to spend a lot of money defending himself.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
“We were not making money on that revenue,” Tomé told Alan Murray, president of the WSJ Leadership Institute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
When AI begins to wobble, investors have tended to shift money into other corners of the market, helping mitigate losses in the S&P 500.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Police also arrested former BND employee Mandred D, accusing him of passing Hanning about 2,000 classified documents for money.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
What good did he imagine money would do him now?
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Last year, Tennessee’s attorney general filed suit against Mathis’s church, claiming it improperly commingled missionary funds with other moneys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Speaking to reporters on condition of anonymity, officials stressed the moneys could only be used for "non-sanctionable transactions" such as buying humanitarian goods like food and agricultural products.
From Reuters ● Nov. 15, 2023
Other states have a progressive system, meaning more state and local moneys per pupil go to districts that serve higher-poverty students.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2023
The British government also assisted with moneys for new tractors on many farms whose horses had been requisitioned by the army.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
“Little tyke wants his moneys worth, just like his father. ’Atta boy, Dudley!”
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
The choice reflects the industry’s focus on being a disciplined steward of its monies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
"Unpaid monies represent lost economic development and investment opportunities for First Nations communities."
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
“With all concert operational costs being privately funded, with additional pro bono and in-kind support,100% of the monies raised are being directed to frontline organizations helping survivors recover and rebuild,” the report said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025
It enabled developers to pay fees in lieu of mitigating impacts on Joshua trees, with the monies earmarked for the state to purchase and conserve habitat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2025
As for properties and banked monies, I could not raise cash from them without endangering the men I dealt with, and the better friends they were to me the worse their danger.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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.
