on the money

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]

Example Sentences

According to the chatbot, I ran a “fantastic race,” a race that was “smart, controlled, and beautifully consistent,” with pacing that was “right on the money.”

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King Charles does not have to pay inheritance tax on the money he received when the late queen died, under the "sovereign to sovereign" exemption agreed in 1993 by then Prime Minister John Major.

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But the company never caught up on the money that was missing.

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But I do think, to Luca, the focus on the money was about commerce and power, and about the idea that these are people who are always going to be about transactions.

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If they were to convert now, they’d be paying less tax on the money than in the future.

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