单词	money
释义	mon·ey I. \ˈmənē, -ni\ noun (plural moneys or monies) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English moneye, from Middle French moneie, from Latin moneta mint, coin, money — more at mint 1. : something generally accepted as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment  < have used gold, copper, wampum, or cattle for money > as  a. : officially coined or stamped metal currency  b. : money of account   < a coin worth less than a penny in our money >  c. : coinage or negotiable paper issued as legal tender by a recognized authority (as a government)   < took some money from her purse to pay him >   < storekeepers who would accept foreign money > 2.  a.   (1) : assets or compensation in the form of or readily convertible to cash : monetary possessions    < can lose or make a lot of money in that business >    < allowed to accept money for their services >    : pecuniary gain    < do the job for love or money >    : pay    < gets good money in that job >   (2) : property valued in terms of money    < died and left all his money to charity >  b. : an amount of money   < raised the money for the new dormitory >   < returned the money you lent him >   < spent all the food money before payday >   : price paid   < got his money's worth >  c. : capital dealt in as a commodity to be loaned or invested   < this year … mortgage money is much more plentiful >   < the money supply in the country today >   < money's cheap these days, particularly on the security we'd be able to offer — John Morrison >  d. monies or moneys plural : sums of money : funds   < the collection of tax monies >   < the servants brawled and stole the royal moneys — Life >   < taking interest for moneys lent — G.G.Coulton > 3.  a. : a particular form or denomination of coin or paper money — usually used in plural   < copying the patterns of the moneys … current at the time of the Roman evacuation — John Craig >  b. : a monetary value (as the silver dollar, pound sterling) taken as the basis of a system of monetary units 4.  a. : the group receiving prize money in a contest; specifically : the group finishing first, second, or third in a horse or dog race — used especially in the phrase in the money or out of the money  b. : prize money — usually used with first, second, or third   < his horse took third money > 5. : persons or interests possessing or controlling great wealth regarded as a group or class : moneyed people  < there's a lot of money in that town >  < politicians at the beck and call of money > • - for money - for one's money - in the money - money for jam II. transitive verb (moneyed ; moneyed ; moneying ; moneys) 1. : coin 2. : to convert into money by sale 3. : to supply with money III. noun • - on the money IV. \ˈmənē, -ni\ adjective : being, involving, or reliable in a crucial situation  < a money situation >  < a money player >  < his money pitch >
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