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money
[ muhn-ee ]
noun
- any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
- gold, silver, or other metal in pieces of convenient form stamped by public authority and issued as a medium of exchange and measure of value.
- any article or substance used as a medium of exchange, measure of wealth, or means of payment, as checks on demand deposit or cowrie.
- a particular form or denomination of currency.
- capital to be borrowed, loaned, or invested:
mortgage money.
- an amount or sum of money:
Did you bring some money?
- wealth considered in terms of money:
She was brought up with money.
- moneys. Also monies. Chiefly Law. pecuniary sums.
- property considered with reference to its pecuniary value.
- pecuniary profit:
not for love or money.
adjective
- of or relating to money.
- used for carrying, keeping, or handling money:
Have you seen my little money purse?
- of or relating to capital or finance:
the money business.
money
/ ˈmʌnɪ /
noun
- a medium of exchange that functions as legal tender
- the official currency, in the form of banknotes, coins, etc, issued by a government or other authority
- a particular denomination or form of currency
silver money
- property or assets with reference to their realizable value
- formal.moneysmonies a pecuniary sum or income
- an unspecified amount of paper currency or coins
money to lend
- for one's moneyin one's opinion
- in the money informal.well-off; rich
- money for old rope informal.profit obtained by little or no effort
- money to burnmore money than one needs
- one's money's worthfull value for the money one has paid for something
- put money intoto invest money in
- put money onto place a bet on
- put one's money where one's mouth isSee mouth
adjective
- best, most valuable, or most eagerly anticipated
the money shot
the money note
Other Words From
- money·less adjective
- non·money adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of money1
Word History and Origins
Origin of money1
Idioms and Phrases
- for one's money, Informal. with respect to one's opinion, choice, or wish:
For my money, there's nothing to be gained by waiting.
- in the money, Informal.
- having a great deal of money; affluent:
You can see he's in the money by all those clothes he buys.
- first, second, or third place in a contest, especially a horse or dog race.
- make money, to make a profit or become rich:
You'll never make money as a poet.
- on the money, Informal. Also right on the money.
- at just the exact spot or time; on target:
The space shuttle landed on the money at 9:55 a.m.
- exhibiting or done with great accuracy or expertise:
His weather forecasts are always on the money.
- put one's money where one's mouth is, Informal. to prove the truth of one's words by actions or other evidence; demonstrate one's sincerity or integrity:
Instead of bragging about your beautiful house, put your money where your mouth is and invite us over to see it.
More idioms and phrases containing money
- coin money
- color of one's money
- easy money
- even money
- fool and his money are soon parted
- for one's money
- funny money
- get one's money's worth
- hush money
- in the money
- made of money
- not for love or money
- on the money
- pay your money and take your choice
- pin money
- pocket money
- put money on
- put one's money where one's mouth is
- rolling in it (money)
- run for one's money
- throw good money after bad
- time is money
Example Sentences
Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the challenge to fix the economy was "huge" and October's Budget would "deliver sustainable long-term growth, putting more money in people's pockets".
She said: "So I think that if Elon Musk is giving a party, a competitor party money, then that is a challenge for me to make sure that I raise the same."
Because of this, the agency is paying out the money they still owe Americans who never received their checks.
Singhania claimed that her father died from a heart attack soon after her wedding when Subhash's parents went to him to demand the money.
He says On Time Trains has helped him to claim Delay Repay money more easily, and that since May 2023, he has been refunded around £500.
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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.
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