money


Definition: Meaning of, money in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈmʌni /

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  1. what you earn by working and can use to buy things. Money can be in the form of notes and coins or cheques, and can be kept in a bank
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  2. money in the form of coins or notes that you can carry around with you [=  cash]
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  3. someone's wealth, including all the property and other things they own
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  4. the money informal the amount of money that you earn for doing a job
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  5. pay good money for something spoken to spend a lot of money on something
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  6. put/pump/pour money into something to give money to a company or business so that it will become successful and you will earn money from it in the future
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  7. there's money (to be made) in something spoken used to say that you can earn a lot of money from doing a particular job or type of business
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  8. I'm not made of money spoken used to say that you cannot afford something when someone asks you to pay for it.
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  9. have money to burn to have more money than you need, so that you spend it on unnecessary things
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  10. get your money's worth to get something worth the price that you paid
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  11. be in the money informal to have a lot of money suddenly, or when you did not expect to
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  12. money is no object informal used to say that someone can spend as much money as they want to on something
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  13. for my money spoken used when giving your opinion about something to emphasize that you believe it strongly
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  14. put (your) money on something to risk money on the result of a race or competition
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  15. I'd put (my) money on something spoken used to say that you feel sure that something will happen
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  16. my money's on somebody/something also the smart money's on somebody/something spoken used to say that you feel sure someone will win a race or competition, or that something will happen
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  17. money for old rope British English spoken money that you earn very easily by doing a job that is not difficult
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  18. put your money where your mouth is informal to show by your actions that you really believe what you say
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  19. money talks spoken used to say that people with money have power and can get what they want
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  20. be (right) on the money American English spoken to be completely correct or right
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  21. marry (into) money to marry someone whose family is rich
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money used in phrases

  • Maundy money (noun)
    1. specially made coins given each year to poor people by the British queen or king in a traditional ceremony on Maundy Thursday, which is the Thursday before EASTER
  • amount of money (noun)
    1. a quantity of money
  • beer money (noun)
    1. a little extra money to buy a drink or have fun with
  • big money (noun)
    1. a large amount of money
  • blood money (noun)
    1. money paid for murdering someone
    2. money paid to the family of someone who has been murdered
  • cheap money (noun)
    1. credit available at low rates of interest
  • conscience money (noun)
    1. payment made voluntarily to reduce guilt over dishonest dealings
  • danger money (noun)
    1. additional money that you are paid for doing dangerous work
  • dirty money (noun)
    1. goods or money obtained illegally
  • e-money (noun)
    1. ELECTRONIC MONEY
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