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Synonyms

on the money

Idioms  
  1. Also, right on the money. Exact, precise, as in Your estimate is right on the money. This term alludes to a winning bet in horse racing. [Slang; 1940s]


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If Congress does not sign off on the money, Trump said the “White House won’t be a very secure place.”

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

Michael Harris-Wakelam, CEO of non-profit Big Difference - which runs Leicester Comedy Festival - said organisers were committed to paying comedians but were waiting on the money themselves.

From BBC May 14, 2026

She would pay taxes on the money before contributing it to this after-tax retirement account, but it provides a way to diversify her tax burden in retirement.

From MarketWatch Apr. 22, 2026

“If we get interest on the money as well, are we expected to give that interest back to the customers?”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

My mother and father and the entire clan would be living happily on the money I had sent them.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

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