ready money
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ready money
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In adulthood, the need for ready money forced each of the Brontës to leave their creative idyll for a time—all of them worked as educators—before returning home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
“We have ready money today for anybody who can sell us PPE. We’ll cut you a check on the spot.”
From Reuters ● Mar. 22, 2020
Over time, many former soldiers had to sell their certificates for ready money, often for a small fraction of their face value.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
The International Monetary Fund, the only ready money at the global level, would be more than stretched to go “all in” at 300 billion euros.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2011
He was anxious to get back to the law once more and earn a little ready money.
From Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life by Herndon, William H.
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.
