The metal regarded as a valuable possession or medium of exchange; hence, silver coin; also (chiefly Scottish), money in general.
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释义 | society > trade and finance > money > [noun] (143) silverc825 The metal regarded as a valuable possession or medium of exchange; hence, silver coin; also (chiefly Scottish), money in general. feec870 Money. pennieseOE In plural. Money (originally as consisting ordinarily of (silver) pennies). In later use also: small change, coppers (frequently depreciative). wortheOE Money, payment. Also: price. Obsolete. mintOE Money; coinage. Also (cant): gold. Obsolete. scata1122 Treasure, money; in Middle English only in scat and s(c)rud. spense?c1225 concrete. That which may be or is spent; money, supplies; dialect pocket-money. Also plural. spendinga1290 That which may be expended or spent; means of support; goods, money, cash. Obsolete (frequently in the 15th cent.). sumc1300 A quantity or amount of money. In early use also as a mass noun. gooda1325 Money; an amount of money; (in plural) quantities of money; funds. See also marriage good n. at marriage, n. compounds 2. Obsolete. moneya1325 Any generally accepted medium of exchange which enables a society to trade goods without the need for… Coins and banknotes collectively as a medium… cattlec1330 Money; esp. capital, as distinct from interest. muckc1330 Worldly wealth, money, esp. regarded as sordid, corrupting, etc. Obsolete. reasona1382 Monetary reckoning; income, revenue; (in plural) accounts, monies. Also: payment for services rendered. Obsolete. pecunyc1400 Money. gilt1497 Money. slang in later use. Cf. gelt, n.2 1, prime gilt, n. argentc1500 Silver coin; hence gen. money, cash. Obsolete. gelta1529 Money; in early use often with reference to the pay of a (German) army; now only slang. †bare gelt (= German baares geld, Dutch baar geld) ready… Mammon1539 Money, cash. Obsolete. ale silver1541 (a) Scottish money paid for ale (rare); (b) a tax paid annually to the Lord Mayor of London by sellers of ale in the city (historical after 18th… scruff1559 Applied to what is worthless or contemptible; refuse, litter; †spec. base money; also used (like ‘dross’, ‘muck’) as a contemptuous term for money. the sinews of war1560 the sinews of war, i.e. money. †Also in singular (quot. 1598). sterling1565 Money of the quality of the sterling or standard silver penny; genuine English money. †In the 17th cent. occasionally used rhetorically for: Money. lour1567 Money. will-do-all1583 Money. shell1591 Cant. (plural) Money. Obsolete. trasha1592 Contemptuously applied to money or cash; ‘dross’. Obsolete slang. quinyie1596 A coin; (hence) money, cash. Obsolete. rare. brass1597 Money. Money in general, cash. slang or dialect. pecuniary1604 Money; (in plural) resources in money; money matters, finances. Obsolete. dust1607 slang. Money, cash; esp. in down with the (†your) dust. nomisma1614 Money; coinage, esp. viewed as a means of controlling the monetary system. rare. countera1616 Also applied to debased coin, and contemptuously to money generally. cross and pilea1625 cross and pile n. also cross or pile The obverse and (or) reverse side of a coin; head or tail; hence sometimes standing for: a coin, money. archaic. gingerbreada1625 slang. Money. Also in †to have the gingerbread (obsolete): to be rich. Cf. bread, n. 4c. Now rare. rhinoa1628 Money. Cf. ready rhino n. at ready, adj. adv.int. n.compounds 4. cash1646 Money; in the form of coin, ready money. It is also the regular term for ‘money’ in Book-keeping. See cash-account n. at compounds 2. grig1657 slang. A farthing; plural money, cash, ‘dibs’. spanker1663 slang. A gold coin; usually in plural, coin, money. Obsolete. cole1673 Money. to post the cole: to pay down the money. goree1699 Money. Phrase old Mr. Goree (see quot.). mopus1699 A coin of small value; a halfpenny; a farthing; (in plural) money. quid1699 As a mass noun: money, cash. Usually in plural (with singular agreement). rare. ribbin1699 Money. bustle1763 slang. cant. Money. Obsolete. necessary1772 With the. That which is needed; (now) spec. the necessary funds or money. stuff1775 slang. Money, cash. Chiefly with article the stuff. needfula1777 With the. colloquial. The necessary funds; money, cash. iron1785 In specific uses. slang. Money. Cf. iron man, n. 6. Now rare. (the) Spanish1788 In various elliptical or absolute uses. (the) Spanish, hard cash, money. slang. pecuniar1793 Chiefly Scottish = pecuniary, n. kelter1807 Money, cash. dibs1812 plural. A slang term for money. steven1812 Money. pewter1814 slang. Money; spec. (a) silver coins; †(b) prize-money (obsolete). Now rare. brad1819 slang. (See quots.) pogue1819 A bag, purse, or wallet. Hence, by metonymy: money, takings. rent1823 (a) Money, cash, esp. that acquired by criminal activity or in exchange for homosexual favours; (b) (hence in extended use) a rent boy; rent boys… stumpy1828 slang. Money. Cf. stump, n.1 16. posh1830 Money; spec. a halfpenny, a coin of small value. L. S. D.1835 ‘Pounds, shillings, and pence’; hence often used = ‘money’. rivetc1835 slang. In plural. Money. Now rare. tin1836 slang. Money, cash. Cf. brass, n. 3b. mint sauce1839 British colloquial. Money. nobbins1846 Money; esp. (with plural agreement) coins collected by a performer after an entertainment. ochre1846 slang. Money (apparently with reference to the colour of gold coin). Obsolete. dingbat1848 spec. U.S. A piece of money; a coin or banknote. Also (and earliest) in plural: money. Obsolete. dough1848 slang (originally U.S.). Money. cheese1850 U.S. slang. Money. California1851 Money. Obsolete slang. mali1851 Money, cash. ducat1853 More generally: an unspecified coin; a piece of money; (frequently in plural) money; cash. pay dirt1853 Mining. Ground containing ore in sufficient quantity to be profitably extracted. boodle?1856 Money acquired or spent illegally or improperly, esp. in connection with the obtaining or holding of public office; money offered or accepted as a… dinero1856 Money, cash. slang (originally U.S.). scad1856 A dollar. Usually plural in sense ‘money’. the shiny1856 A shiny or bright object. spondulicks1857 Money, cash. Also, a piece of money, a coin. rust1858 slang. Money. Obsolete. rare. soap1860 U.S. slang. Money; now esp. that used in bribery. sugar1862 transferred and figurative uses, phrases, etc. slang. Money. coin1874 (without plural) Coined money, esp. that in circulation or current; specie, money. filthy1876 colloquial. With the: money; = filthy lucre n. at compounds 3. Now rare. wampum1876 colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.) Money. ooftish1877 Money, cash. shekel1883 figurative (plural) Coin; money. colloquial. Also in to rake in the shekels, to make money rapidly or ‘hand over fist’ (from a venture). Cf. rake, n.1… oil1885 U.S. slang. Money; spec. money given in order to bribe or corrupt. Cf. compounds 2b. oof1885 = ooftish, n. mon1888 Money. Jack1890 Originally and chiefly U.S. Money. Cf. to make one's jack at phrases 1b. sploshc1890 slang. Money. bees and honey1892 bees and honey: rhyming slang for ‘money’. spending-brass1896 attributive in the sense ‘used or available for ordinary expenditure or consumption’, as spending-brass, spending-silver (= spending-money, n.), spend… stiff1897 slang. Money. mazuma1900 Money; cash. mazoom1901 = mazuma, n. cabbage1903 slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). Banknotes; money. Cf. green, n.1 1e, lettuce, n. 3. lettuce1903 slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). Money. Cf. cabbage, n.1 8. Oscar Asche1905 Cash, money. Cf. oscar, n.1 jingle1906 Australian slang. Money. Cf. jingle-boy n. at compounds 2. doubloons1908 plural. Money. slang. kale1912 North American slang. Money. scratch1914 Money, esp. paper money. slang (originally U.S.). green1917 In singular and plural. slang (originally U.S.). Money. Cf. greenback, n. 3 and long green n. at long, adj.1 n.1compounds 4a. oscar1917 Cash, money. snow1925 Applied to various things or substances having the colour or appearance of snow. slang. (Silver) money. poke1926 slang. A roll of banknotes; money; a supply or stash of money. oodle1930 Money. potatos1931 In plural. slang (chiefly U.S.). Money; spec. dollars (in quot. 1939: pounds). bread1935 slang (originally U.S.). Money. moolah1936 Money. acker1939 gen. Usually in plural. Coins, banknotes, cash; money. moo1941 = moolah, n. lolly1943 slang. Money. Also attributive. loot1943 slang. Money. poppy1943 slang. Money. mazoola1944 = mazuma, n. dosh1953 Money. bickies1966 In plural. Australian and New Zealand. Money. Chiefly in big bickies: a large sum of money; similarly small bickies. lovely jubbly1990 slang. Money. scrilla1994 Money. Subcategories:— personified (1) — as a commodity (3) — ready money or cash (18) |
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