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
adjective
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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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If we wanted our school to tap the voucher money, we’d have to go through some additional steps such as getting criminal background checks.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
This 20th edition of the Games, which were first contested in 1951, did not have a traditional athletes' village in a bid to save money.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
For now, money managers are locking in some of the most attractive rates offered by corporate borrowers since the financial crisis of 2008-09.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
He looked up our application and invited us to keep pursuing the public money.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
“At the train station in Amsterdam! Only I have no money for the trainfare.”
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
The settlement will be paid by a state fund in which many municipalities pool their moneys to pay for verdicts such as this, and a secondary insurance policy taken out by Loudoun, Plofchan said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 26, 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
“I’ve had to become the whistleblower on the board because they’re wasting public monies — and we don‘t have a lot to begin with,” Unger said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
"But African heads of states are allocating monies towards health and finding innovative ways of doing that: earmarked taxes, special levies... There is a willingness to invest," she said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
But now it seems Macquarie has been providing lots of the advanced funding, spending future monies due.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
When funding stalemates occur in other countries, government activity generally continues with the existing levels of funding until new monies can be agreed upon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
“Whatsoever monies I have saved at the time of my death shall go to the Widow Sage,” Bast said loudly across the room.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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