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time money

American  

noun

  1. funds loaned or available to be loaned for repayment within a designated period of time, usually in installments.


Etymology

Origin of time money

First recorded in 1910–15


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It’s the infrastructure around it: childcare, time, money, bodily recovery and a place where being rusty is allowed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Bypassing it takes time, money and delicate cross-border diplomacy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who poured a lot of time, money, coordination, pressure, and campaigning into the outcome, was understandably gloating following the result.

From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2026

The AA, representing motorists, said the schemes had turned out to be a "catastrophic waste of time, money and effort".

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026

I thought about all the people who had sacrificed time, money, and energy to build the grand old church and to furnish it with everything they needed to worship God as a community.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

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