ready money
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ready money
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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“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
Given enough ready money, thorny issues of territorial sovereignty swiftly dissolve.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2017
That means more ready money at hand, and some people will be looking to re-invest it.
From The Guardian • Jul. 10, 2013
Sometimes, indeed, franked covers were actually sold; and they have even been known to be given in lieu of wages to servants, who speedily converted them into ready money.
From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Cochrane, Robert
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