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mon·ey  (mn)
n. pl. mon·eys or mon·ies
1. A medium that can be exchanged for goods and services and is used as a measure of their values on the market, including among its forms a commodity such as gold, an officially issued coin or note, or a deposit in a checking account or other readily liquefiable account.
2. The official currency, coins, and negotiable paper notes issued by a government.
3. Assets and property considered in terms of monetary value; wealth.
4.
a. Pecuniary profit or loss: He made money on the sale of his properties.
b. One's salary; pay: It was a terrible job, but the money was good.
5. An amount of cash or credit: raised the money for the new playground.
6. Sums of money, especially of a specified nature. Often used in the plural: state tax moneys; monies set aside for research and development.
7. A wealthy person, family, or group: to come from old money; to marry into money.
Idioms:
for (one's) money
According to one's opinion, choice, or preference: For my money, it's not worth the trouble.
in the money
1. Slang Rich; affluent.
2. Sports & Games Taking first, second, or third place in a contest on which a bet has been placed, such as a horserace.
on the money
Exact; precise.
put money on Sports & Games
To place a bet on.
put (one's) money where (one's) mouth is Slang
To live up to one's words; act according to one's own advice.

[Middle English moneie, from Old French, from Latin monta, mint, coinage, from Monta, epithet of Juno, temple of Juno of Rome where money was coined.]

money [ˈmʌnɪ]
n
1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) a medium of exchange that functions as legal tender
2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) the official currency, in the form of banknotes, coins, etc., issued by a government or other authority
3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) a particular denomination or form of currency silver money
4. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) property or assets with reference to their realizable value
5. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (Law) formal pl moneys, monies a pecuniary sum or income
6. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) an unspecified amount of paper currency or coins money to lend
for one's money in one's opinion
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance)
in the money Informal well-off; rich
money for old rope Informal profit obtained by little or no effort
money to burn more money than one needs
one's money's worth full value for the money one has paid for something
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance)
put money into to invest money in
(Group Games / Gambling, except Cards)
put money on to place a bet on
put one's money where one's mouth is See mouth [19] Related adj pecuniary
[from Old French moneie, from Latin monēta coinage; see mint2]

Money
the business of buying and selling the curreneies of various countries by taking advantage of differences in rates of exchange. — agio, n.
the act of lending with interest.
Rare. the science of wealth.
the business of buying and selling securities, curreneies, and commodities on an international scale so as to take advantage of differences in rates of exchange and prices. — arbitrager, arbitrageur, n.
the use of two metals jointly as a monetary Standard with fixed values in relation to one another. — bimetallist, n. — bimetallistic, adj.
the doctrine that paper money should at all times be convertible into bullion. — bullionist, n.
the theory and practice of money exchange as an item of commerce, especially in its international features. — cambist, n.
a person whose chief goal in life is the gaining of wealth. — chrematistic, adj.
1. the study of wealth.
2. any theory of wealth as measured in money. — chrematistic, adj.
a mania for money.
an abnormal fear or dislike of money.
a mania for great wealth.
Irish. the lending of money at usurious interest. — gombeen, gombeenman, n.
the greedy pursuit of riches.
a doctrine advocating the use of metal money instead of paper. — metallist, metalist, n.
an economie theory maintaining that stability and growth in the economy are dependent on a steady growth rate in the supply of money. — monetarist, n., adj.
government or domination of society by the rich.
1. the use of only one metal, usually gold or silver, as a monetary Standard.
2. the use of only one metal for coinage. — monometallist, n.
the lifestyle of a nabob, i.e., of one possessing considerable wealth.
an excessive devotion to wealth.
Economics. the scientific study or theory of wealth.
1. an abnormal craving for wealth.
2. a mania characterized by delusions of wealth.
the use of a number of different metals in coinage.
a mania for spending money.
a system of coinage based on a unit of two or more metals in combination, each of a specified weight. — symmetallic, adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.moneymoney - the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; "we tried to collect the money he owed us"
appropriation - money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
money supply - the total stock of money in the economy; currency held by the public plus money in accounts in banks
fund, monetary fund - a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
medium of exchange, monetary system - anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region
shinplaster - paper money of little value issued on insufficient security
subsidisation, subsidization - money (or other benefits) obtained as a subsidy
token money - coins of regular issue whose face value is greater than their intrinsic value
2.moneymoney - wealth reckoned in terms of money; "all his money is in real estate"
wealth - property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value
big bucks, big money, megabucks, pile, bundle - a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house"
3.moneymoney - the official currency issued by a government or national bank; "he changed his money into francs"
sterling - British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK
currency - the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used

money
noun cash, funds, capital, currency, wealth, hard cash, green (slang), readies (informal), riches, necessary (informal), silver, bread (slang), coin, tin (slang), brass (Northern English dialect), loot (informal), dough (slang), the ready (informal), banknotes, dosh (Brit. & Austral. slang), lolly (Brit. slang), the wherewithal, legal tender, megabucks (U.S. & Canad. slang), needful (informal), specie, shekels (informal), wonga (slang), dibs (slang), filthy lucre (facetious), moolah (slang), ackers (slang), gelt (slang, chiefly U.S.), spondulicks (slang), pelf (contemptuous), mazuma (slang, chiefly U.S.) A lot of money that you pay goes back to the distributor.
for my money in my opinion, in my view, to my mind, in my book, if you ask me, as I see it, in my estimation, from my standpoint For my money, it's the best in the world
in the money rich, wealthy, prosperous, affluent, rolling (slang), loaded (slang), flush (informal), well-off, well-heeled (informal), well-to-do, on Easy Street (informal), in clover (informal) If you are lucky, you could be in the money.
Related words
adjective pecuniary
like chrematomania
fear chrematophobia
see currencies
Quotations
"Money speaks sense in a language all nations understand" [Aphra Behn The Lucky Chance]
"When a fellow says, it hain't the money but the principle of the thing, it's the money" [Kin Hubbard Hoss Sense and Nonsense]
"Money is our madness, our vast collective madness" [D.H. Lawrence]
"Wine maketh merry, but money answereth all things" Bible: Ecclesiastes
"Money is coined liberty" [Fyodor Dostoevsky House of the Dead]
"Money is the sinews of love, as of war" [George Farquhar Love and a Bottle]
"Better authentic mammon than a bogus god" [Louis MacNiece Autumn Journal]
"Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five" [W. Somerset Maugham Of Human Bondage]
"My boy ... always try to rub up against money, for if you rub up against money long enough, some of it may rub off on you" [Damon Runyon A Very Honorable Guy]
"If you can actually count your money, then you are not really a rich man" [J. Paul Getty]
"Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 million" [Arnold Schwarzenegger]
"Money doesn't talk, it swears" [Bob Dylan It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)]
"Money is like muck, not good except it be spread" [Francis Bacon Of Seditions and Troubles]
"Money ... is none of the wheels of trade: it is the oil which renders the motion of the wheels more smooth and easy" [David Hume Essays: Moral and Political]
"Money couldn't buy friends but you got a better class of enemy" [Spike Milligan Puckoon]
Proverbs
"Bad money drives out good"
"Money isn't everything"
"Money talks"
"Money is power"
"Money makes money"
"Shrouds have no pockets"
"You can't take it with you when you go"
Translations
money [ˈmʌnɪ]
A. N
1. (gen) → dinero m
Spanish moneydinero español
there's money in second-hand carslos coches de segunda mano son(un)buen negocio
"money back if not satisfied""si no queda satisfecho le devolvemos su dinero"
to bring in moneyaportar dinero
to come into moneyheredar dinero
when do I get my money?¿cuándo me vas a pagar?
to earn good moneyganar un buen sueldo, ganar su buen dinero or dinerito, ganar sus buenos dineros or dineritos
I paid or gave good money for itpagué un buen dinero por ello
I'd rather be paid in moneyprefiero que me paguen en dinero
your money or your life!¡la bolsa o la vida!
to make money [person] → ganar dinero; [business] → rendir, dar dinero
he made his money by dealing in cottonganó el dinero que tiene comerciando con algodón
to put money into sthinvertir dinero en algo
it was money well spentfue dinero bien empleado
bad money drives out goodel dinero malo echa fuera al bueno
money doesn't grow on treesel dinero no cae del cielo or de los árboles
to have money to burnestar cargado or podrido de dinero
money isn't everythingel dinero no lo es todo
it's money for jam or money for old rope (Brit) → es dinero regalado
to throw good money after badechar la soga tras el caldero
to be in the moneyestar bien de dinero
to be made of moneyser millonario, tener un banco
for my money that's the one for my money!¡yo apostaría por ése!
I'd put money on it he'll be back, I'd put money on itapuesto(lo que sea)a que volverá
my money is on Fredyo apuesto por Fred
to put one's money where one's mouth ispredicar con el ejemplo
to spend money like watertener un agujero en el bolsillo, ser un/una manirroto/a
to throw one's money about or aroundtirar or derrochar el dinero
to throw money at a problemintentar solucionar un problema a base de dinero
to get one's money's worthsacar partido a su dinero
he certainly gives the audience its money's worthla verdad es que con él el público sale contento
money can't buy happinessel dinero no da or trae la felicidad
money makes moneydinero llama dinero
money makes the world go roundel dinero mueve montañas
(the love of) money is the root of all evilel dinero es la raíz de todos los males
money talkspoderoso caballero es don Dinero
see also burn 1 B1
see also coin B
see also colour A1
see also even A3
see also hand A1, A12
see also licence A2.1
see also marry A1
see also ready D
2. (Jur) monies or moneys (pl) → sumas fpl de dinero
public moniesdinero m público
B. CPD [worries, problems] → de dinero, económico
money back guarantee Ngarantía f de devolución(del dinero)
money belt Nriñonera f
money economy Neconomía f monetaria
money market Nbolsa f or mercado m de valores, mercado m monetario
money matters NPLasuntos mpl financieros
money order N (US) → giro m postal
money prize Npremio m en metálico
money spider Naraña f de la suerte
the money supply Nla oferta or masa monetaria, el volumen de moneda

money [ˈmʌni]
nargent m
Do you have any money on you? → Tu as de l'argent sur toi?
I've got no money left → Je n'ai plus d'argent
to change money → changer de l'argent
I need to change some money → J'ai besoin de changer de l'argent.
to spend money on sth → dépenser de l'argent sur qch
I spent all my money on the house → J'ai dépensé tout mon argent sur la maison.
to make money [person] → faire de l'argent; [business] → rapporter de l'argent
He made good money when he worked → Il faisait pas mal d'argent lorsqu'il travaillait.
to be in the money (= have plenty of money) → se faire beaucoup d'argent
to have money to burn → avoir de l'argent à perdre
to get one's money's worth (= get good value) → en avoir pour son argent
The fans always get their money's worth → Les fans en ont toujours pour leur argent
to throw good money after bad (= waste yet more money) → gaspiller encore plus d'argent
money talks → l'argent a le dernier mot
to put one's money where one's mouth is (= spend money instead of just talking) → joindre le geste à la parole en mettant la main au portefeuille
to throw money at a problem (= try to solve it by spending money) → dilapider de l'argent pour régler un problème
modif [problems, worries] → d'argent
money belt nceinture-portefeuille f
money box n (mainly British)tirelire f

money
nGeld nt; (= medium of exchange)Zahlungsmittel nt; moniesZahlungsmittel pl; they use these stones as moneysie benutzen diese Steine als Zahlungsmittel, sie benutzen diese Steine anstelle or an Stelle von Geld; to make money (person) → (viel) Geld verdienen; (business) → etwas einbringen, sich rentieren; to lose money (person) → Geld verlieren; (business) → Verluste machen or haben; he spends money like waterer wirft mit dem Geld nur so um sich; there’s money in itdas ist sehr lukrativ; if you help me, there’s money in it for youwenn du mir hilfst, springt für dich auch etwas dabei heraus (inf); it’s a bargain for the moneydas ist eine günstige Anschaffung; what can you expect for the money?was kann man bei dem Preis schon verlangen?; that’s the one for my money!ich tippe auf ihn/sie etc; the smart money’s on himer hat die besten Chancen; it’s money for jam or old rope (Brit inf) → da wird einem das Geld ja nachgeworfen (inf); to be in the money (inf)Geld wie Heu haben; what’s the money like in this job?wie wird der Job bezahlt?; to earn good moneygut verdienen; to get one’s money’s worthetwas für sein Geld bekommen; I’ve really had my money’s worth or my money out of that carder Wagen hat sich wirklich bezahlt gemacht or war wirklich sein Geld wert; do you think I’m made of money? (inf)ich bin doch kein Krösus!; to throw money at somethingviel Geld in etw (acc)stecken; to throw money at a problemein Problem dadurch zu lösen versuchen, dass man viel Geld dafür ausgibt; to throw money at a solutioneine Lösung finden, indem man viel Geld dafür ausgibt; that’s throwing good money after baddas ist rausgeschmissenes Geld (inf), → das ist gutes Geld dem schlechten nachgeworfen; your money or your life!Geld oder Leben!; to put one’s money where one’s mouth is (inf)(nicht nur reden, sondern) Taten sprechen lassen; money talks (inf)mit Geld geht alles; money isn’t everything (prov) → Geld (allein) macht nicht glücklich (prov); his analysis was right on the money (US) → seine Analyse stimmte haargenau

money:
money bag
nGeldsack m
moneybags
n sing (inf)Geldsack m
money belt
n˜ Gürteltasche f (mit Geldfächern)
moneybox
nSparbüchse f
moneychanger
n (= person)(Geld)wechsler(in) m(f)

money:
money-grubber
n (Brit inf) → Raffke m (inf)
money-grubbing (Brit inf)
adjgeld- or raffgierig
nGeld- or Raffgier f
money laundering
nGeldwäsche f
money laundry
nGeldwaschanlage f
moneylender
nGeldverleiher(in) m(f)
moneylending
nGeldverleih m
money machine
n (US) → Geldautomat m
moneymaker
n (= idea)einträgliche Sache; (= product)Verkaufserfolg m; (= company)gewinnbringendes or Gewinn bringendes Unternehmen, gut gehendes Unternehmen
moneymaking
nGeldverdienen nt
money market
nGeldmarkt m
money matters
plGeldangelegenheiten or -dinge pl
money order
money prize
nGeldpreis m
money spider
n kleine Spinne
money-spinner
n (inf)Verkaufsschlager m (inf)or -hit m (inf)
money-spinning
adj (Brit inf) a money ideaeine Idee, mit der sich viel Geld machen lässt
money supply
nGeldvolumen nt

money [ˈmʌnɪ] ndenaro, soldi mpl
paper money → banconote fpl
Italian money → moneta italiana
there's money in it → c'è da farci i soldi
I've got no money left → non ho più neanche una lira
to make money (person) → fare (i) soldi (business) → rendere
we didn't make any money on that deal → in quell'affare non ci abbiamo guadagnato niente
that's the one for my money! (fam) → è quello su cui sono pronto a scommettere!
it's money for jam or old rope (fam) → son soldi guadagnati senza fatica
to be in the money → nuotare nell'oro, essere pieno/a di soldi
to get one's money's worth → spender bene i propri soldi
to earn good money → guadagnare bene
money doesn't grow on trees! → non me li tirano mica dietro i soldi!
I'm not made of money → non nuoto nell'oro
your money or your life! → o la borsa o la vita!
danger money (Brit) → indennità f inv di rischio
money [ˈmʌnɪ] ndenaro, soldi mpl
paper money → banconote fpl
Italian money → moneta italiana
there's money in it → c'è da farci i soldi
I've got no money left → non ho più neanche una lira
to make money (person) → fare (i) soldi (business) → rendere
we didn't make any money on that deal → in quell'affare non ci abbiamo guadagnato niente
that's the one for my money! (fam) → è quello su cui sono pronto a scommettere!
it's money for jam or old rope (fam) → son soldi guadagnati senza fatica
to be in the money → nuotare nell'oro, essere pieno/a di soldi
to get one's money's worth → spender bene i propri soldi
to earn good money → guadagnare bene
money doesn't grow on trees! → non me li tirano mica dietro i soldi!
I'm not made of money → non nuoto nell'oro
your money or your life! → o la borsa o la vita!
danger money (Brit) → indennità f inv di rischio

money
n money [ˈmani]
coins or banknotes used in trading Have you any money in your purse?; The desire for money is a cause of much unhappiness. geld مال пари peníze penge das Geld χρήμα dinero raha پول raha argent כֶּסֶף मुद्रा, धन novac pénz uang peningar, fé denaro, soldi 金銭 돈, 금전 pinigai nauda wang geld penger pieniądze dinheiro bani деньги peniaze denar novac pengar เงิน para 錢,貨幣 гроші زر مبادلہ کے طور پر رائج سکے tiền
n money-box
a box for saving money in. spaarbus صُنْدوق التَّوفير، حَصّالَة الإدِّخار сейф pokladnička sparebøsse die Sparbüchse κουμπαράς hucha rahakarp قلک säästölipas tirelire קוּפָּת חִיסכוֹן तिजोरी, मनी बॉक्स kutija za novac, kasica persely celengan peningabaukur salvadanaio 貯金箱 저금통 taupyklė krājkasīte tabung wang spaarpot sparebøsse, pengeskrin skarbonka mealheiro puşculiţă копилка pokladnička hranilnik kasica sparbössa, kassaskrin กระปุกออมสินแบบมีกุญแจล็อกได้ kumbara 存錢盒 скарбничка پیسے جمع کرنے کا ڈبہ ống tiền tiết kiệm
n moneylender
a person who lends money and charges interest. geldskieter مُرابٍ، شَخْص يُقْرِض المال بِفائِدَه заемодател kdo půjčuje peníze za úrok pengeudlåner der Geldverleiher τοκογλύφος prestamista rahalaenutaja وام دهنده rahanlainaaja prêteur/-euse sur gages מַלווֶה כְּסָפִים साहूकार lihvar, zelenaš pénzkölcsönző l peningalánari prestatore di denaro 金貸し 대금업자 palūkininkas augļotājs pemberi pinjam wang geldschieter pengeutlåner lichwiarz agiota cămătar; persoană care împrumută bani ростовщик kto požičiava peniaze na úrok izposojevalec denarja zajmodavac penningutlånare ผู้ให้ยืมเงินโดยปราศจากดอกเบี้ย faizci, tefeci 放債者 лихвар ساہوکار kẻ cho vay lãi
lose/make money
to make a loss or a profit This film is making a lot of money in America. geld verloor يرْبَح أو يَخْسَر المال печеля/губя пари prodělat/vydělat peníze tabe penge; tjene penge Geld verlieren, machen χάνω, βγάζω λεφτά perder/ganar dinero raha kaotama, tegema سود tehdä tappiota, tuottaa perdre/gagner de l'argent לְהָרווִיח / לְהַפסִיד हानि dobitak veszteséges; nyereséges rugi/menghasilkan uang græða fé; tapa fé perdere/guadagnare denaro 損する〔もうける〕 손해(이익)를 보다 būti nuostolingam/pelningam zaudēt/pelnīt naudu menguntungkan geld verliezen, geld verdienen tape/tjene/gjøre penger () tracić/robić pieniądze, (majątek) perder, fazer dinheiro a pierde/a câştiga bani приносить убытки/прибыль prerobiť / zarobiť peniaze delati izgubo, dobiček zaraditi novac vara olönsam/lönsam, förlora/tjäna (dra in) pengar ทำเงิน zarar/kâr etmek 虧本/賺錢 заробляти гроші پیسے کمانا، گنوانا mất; kiếm tiền /赚钱

money مال peníze penge Geld χρήμα dinero raha argent novac denaro 金銭 geld penger pieniądze dinheiro деньги pengar เงิน para tiền


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