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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 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

After all, would his signature be on the money if he weren’t?

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

On top of that, the IRS said Murrin — like anyone with an unpaid tax bill or penalty — would have to pay interest on the money she owed.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

I now realize I should have put it in a Roth IRA so I wouldn’t face double taxation on the money.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2025

I says you always talking about how much you give up for us when you could buy ten new dresses a year on the money you spend for those dam patent medicines.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner