Money is the coins or bank notes that you use to buy things, or the sum that you have in a bank account.
A lot of the money that you pay at the cinema goes back to the film distributors.
Players should be allowed to earn money from advertising.
She probably had more money but she didn't spend it.
...discounts and money saving offers.
Synonyms: cash, funds, capital, currency More Synonyms of money
2. plural noun
Monies is used to refer to several separate sums of money that form part of a larger amount that is received or spent.
[formal]
We drew up a schedule of payments for the rest of the monies owed.
...the investment and management of monies by pension funds.
3. See also blood money, pocket money
4.
See to have money to burn
5.
See in the money
6.
See make money
7.
See to put your money where your mouth is
8.
See the smart money
9.
See money talks
10.
See to throw money at something
11.
See to throw good money after bad
12.
See (get your) money's worth
13. to see the colour of someone's money
14. a licence to print money
15. to be rolling in money
16. money for old rope
17. to give someone a run for their money
money in British English
(ˈmʌnɪ)
noun
1.
a medium of exchange that functions as legal tender
2.
the official currency, in the form of banknotes, coins, etc, issued by a government or other authority
3.
a particular denomination or form of currency
silver money
4.
property or assets with reference to their realizable value
5. Word forms: pluralmoneys or monies formal
a pecuniary sum or income
6.
an unspecified amount of paper currency or coins
money to lend
7. for one's money
8. in the money
9. money for old rope
10. money to burn
11. one's money's worth
12. on the money
13. put money into
14. put money on
15. put one's money where one's mouth is
adjective
16.
best, most valuable, or most eagerly anticipated
the money shot
the money note
▶ Related adjective: pecuniary
Word origin
C13: from Old French moneie, from Latin monēta coinage; see mint2
money in American English
(ˈmʌni)
nounWord forms: pluralˈmoneys or ˈmonies
1.
a.
standard pieces of gold, silver, copper, nickel, etc., stamped by government authority and used as a medium of exchange and measure of value; coinor coins
: also called hard money
b.
any paper note issued by a government or an authorized bank and used in the same way; bank notes; bills
: also called paper money
2.
any substance or article used as money, as bank notes, checks, etc.
3.
any definite or indefinite sum of money
4.
property; possessions; wealth
5.
very wealthy persons or groups
6.
any form or denomination of legally current money
7.
money of account
8.
money won as a prize
9. [pl.]
sums of money
Idioms:
for one's money
have money to burn
in the money
make money
one's money's worth
on the money
put money into
put money on
Derived forms
moneyless (ˈmoneyless)
adjective
Word origin
OFr moneie < L moneta, a mint1
More idioms containing
money
a licence to print money
a fool and his money are soon parted
the colour of someone's money
give someone a run for their money
for love nor money
have money to burn
make money hand over fist
money for old rope
money is the root of all evil
money talks
put your money where your mouth is
right on the money
the smart money
spend money like water
throw good money after bad
throw money at something
COBUILD Collocations
money
aid money
government money
little money
real money
serious money
sufficient money
Examples of 'money' in a sentence
money
Users earn money by sharing products with friends through their existing social networks.
The Sun (2016)
What on earth does that sort of money buy you?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You will also have a much better chance of getting any stolen money back from your bank.
The Sun (2017)
Work out how much money you will save in a year by quitting.
The Sun (2017)
You could put your money in government stock and forget about it.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They should be asking for their money back and likewise the sponsors.
The Sun (2017)
He persuaded them to put money into bogus investment deals.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We should be putting money into projects that we know work.
The Sun (2016)
What does being good with money mean to you?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It's taxpayers' money and people part with it for it to be spent on good things.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is no statutory right for an employer to claw back this money.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
People come first and money is a currency of life.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They have all borrowed money to buy cars and got credit cards.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The government knows that money is not going to appear from thin air.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We need money and investment in a new stadium and hopefully that will now go ahead.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The unknown factor here is which body will now decide which films get what money.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
What is your top money management tip?
The Sun (2012)
Where do they think any government would get the money from?
The Sun (2011)
You will be surprised at how much money you make.
The Sun (2014)
How many people are likely to have money taken from their accounts?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You do still spend a lot of money making the records but you make it back touring.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The stress of the job is not worth the money.
The Sun (2014)
You can also be strong for others and when you are raising money for a good cause.
The Sun (2016)
The move is designed to reduce their dependence on government money.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They took him to a cash machine but apparently he had no money in his account.
The Sun (2014)
That money was part of the cost of committing the fraud.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The government has to force banks to put some money into it.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Why else would you be asking the bank where your money was?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Quotations
Money speaks sense in a language all nations understandAphra BehnThe Lucky Chance
When a fellow says, it hain't the money but the principle of the thing, it's the moneyKin HubbardHoss Sense and Nonsense
Money is our madness, our vast collective madnessD.H. Lawrence
The almighty dollar is the only object of worshipPhiladelphia Public Ledger
Wine maketh merry, but money answereth all thingsBible: Ecclesiastes
Money is coined libertyFyodor DostoevskyHouse of the Dead
Money is the sinews of love, as of warGeorge FarquharLove and a Bottle
Better authentic mammon than a bogus godLouis MacNieceAutumn Journal
Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other fiveW. Somerset MaughamOf Human Bondage
My boy ... always try to rub up against money, for if you rub up against money long enough, some of it may ruboff on youDamon RunyonA Very Honorable Guy
but it is pretty to see what money will doSamuel PepysDiary
If you can actually count your money, then you are not really a rich manJ. Paul Getty
Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 millionArnold Schwarzenegger
Money doesn't talk, it swearsBob DylanIt's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
Money is like muck, not good except it be spreadFrancis BaconOf 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 easyDavid HumeEssays: Moral and Political
Money couldn't buy friends but you got a better class of enemySpike MilliganPuckoon
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
In other languages
money
British English: money /ˈmʌnɪ/ NOUN
Money consists of the coins or banknotes that you can spend, or a sum that can be represented by these.
They spent all their money on clothes.
American English: money
Arabic: مَالٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: dinheiro
Chinese: 钱
Croatian: novac
Czech: peníze
Danish: penge
Dutch: geld
European Spanish: dinero
Finnish: raha
French: argent monnaie
German: Geld
Greek: χρήμα
Italian: denaro
Japanese: 金銭
Korean: 돈
Norwegian: penger
Polish: pieniądze
European Portuguese: dinheiro
Romanian: bani
Russian: деньги
Latin American Spanish: dinero
Swedish: pengar
Thai: เงิน
Turkish: para
Ukrainian: гроші
Vietnamese: tiền
Chinese translation of 'money'
money
(ˈmʌnɪ)
n(u)
(= cash) 钱(錢) (qián)
⇒ Do you have any money on you?你身边带钱了吗？ (Nǐ shēnbiān dàiqiánle ma?)
(in the bank) 存款 (cúnkuǎn)
⇒ I spent all my money on the house.我把存款都用来买房子了。 (Wǒ bǎ cúnkuǎn dōu yònglái mǎi fángzi le.)
(= currency) 货(貨)币(幣) (huòbì)
⇒ They might not accept British money.他们可能不接受英国货币。 (Tāmen kěnéng bù jiēshòu Yīngguó huòbì.)
to make money[person, business]赚(賺)钱(錢) (zhuànqián)
to be in the money (inf) 有钱(錢) (yǒuqián)
to get your money's worth物有所值 (wù yǒu suǒ zhí)
Derived Forms
moniesn pl (frm) 款项(項) (kuǎnxiàng)
⇒ the investment and management of monies by pension funds退休基金各款项的投资及管理 (tuìxiū jījīn gè kuǎnxiàng de tóuzī jí guǎnlǐ)
All related terms of 'money'
money belt
腰包 yāobāo [ 只 zhī ]
money order
汇(匯)票 huìpiào [ 张(張) zhāng ] [ 英 = postal order ]
pocket money
零花钱(錢) línghuāqián [ 美 = allowance ]
pots of money
( Brit : inf ) 大笔(筆)钱(錢) dà bǐ qián
to make money
( person, business ) 赚(賺)钱(錢) zhuànqián
value for money
物有所值 wù yǒu suǒ zhí
to withdraw money
( from bank ) 提款 tíkuǎn
stacks of time/money
( Brit : inf ) 大量时(時)间(間)/钱(錢) dàliàng shíjiān/qián
我比你有更多的钱(錢)/假期 wǒ bǐ nǐ yǒu gèng duō de qián/jiàqī
loads of or a load of money/people
( inf ) 很多钱(錢)/人 hěnduō qián/rén
to throw one's energy/money into sth
把大量的精力/金钱(錢)投入某事 bǎ dàliàng de jīnglì/jīnqián tóurù mǒushì
he was kind enough to lend me the money
他很仁慈 ，借钱(錢)给(給)我 tāhěn réncí, jiàn qián gěi wǒ
I need to get some money out of the bank
我需要去银(銀)行取些钱(錢) wǒ xūyào qù yínháng qǔ xiē qián
the money will be credited to you/your account
钱(錢)会(會)记(記)入你的账(賬)户(戶) qián huì jìrù nǐ de zhànghù
(noun)
Definition
the official currency, in the form of banknotes or coins, issued by a government
A lot of money that you pay goes back to the distributor.
Synonyms
cash
I'm a bit short of cash this month.
funds
capital
The company is having difficulties in raising capital.
currency
wealth
The discovery of oil brought untold wealth to the island.
hard cash
green (slang)
readies (informal)
riches
necessary (old-fashioned)
silver
bread (slang)
a period in which you could earn your bread by the sweat of your brow
coin
My pocket was full of coins.
tin (slang)
brass (NorthernEngland, dialect)
loot (informal)
dough (slang)
rhino (British, slang, old-fashioned)
the ready (informal)
banknotes
dosh (British, Australian, slang)
lolly (British, slang)
the wherewithal
legal tender
When did the note cease to be legal tender?
megabucks (US, Canadian, slang)
needful (informal)
specie
shekels (informal)
wonga (slang)
dibs (slang)
filthy lucre (facetious)
moolah (slang)
ackers (slang)
gelt (slang, mainly US)
spondulicks (slang, rare)
pelf (archaic)
mazuma (slang, mainly US)
kembla (Australian, slang)
idiom
See for my money
phrase
See in the money
related words
related adjectivepecuniary
related maniachrematomania
related phobiachrematophobia
see also subject word lists:
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]The almighty dollar is the only object of worship [Philadelphia Public Ledger]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]but it is pretty to see what money will do [Samuel Pepys – Diary]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 goodMoney isn't everythingMoney talksMoney is powerMoney makes moneyShrouds have no pocketsYou can't take it with you when you go
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bread
Definition
money
a period in which you could earn your bread by the sweat of your brow
Synonyms
money,
funds,
cash,
finance,
necessary (informal),
silver,
tin (slang),
brass (NorthernEngland, dialect),
dough (slang),
dosh (British, Australian, slang),
needful (informal),
shekels (informal),
wonga (slang),
dibs (slang),
ackers (slang),
spondulicks (slang),
rhino (British, slang)
in the sense of capital
Definition
wealth used to produce more wealth by investment
The company is having difficulties in raising capital.
Synonyms
money,
funds,
stock,
investment(s),
property,
cash,
finance,
finances,
financing,
resources,
assets,
wealth,
principal,
means,
wherewithal,
wonga (slang)
in the sense of coin
Definition
metal currency collectively
My pocket was full of coins.
Synonyms
money,
change,
cash,
silver,
copper,
dosh (British, Australian, slang),
specie,
wonga (slang),
kembla (Australian, slang)
Synonyms of 'money'
money
Explore 'money' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of legal tender
Definition
currency that a creditor must by law accept to pay a debt
When did the note cease to be legal tender?
Synonyms
currency,
money,
medium,
payment,
specie
in the sense of wealth
Definition
the state of being rich
The discovery of oil brought untold wealth to the island.