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money (mun′ē)

noun pl. moneys -·eys or monies -·ies

    1. standard pieces of gold, silver, copper, nickel, etc., stamped by government authority and used as a medium of exchange and measure of value; coin or coins
      also called hard money
    2. 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. sums of money

Etymology: OFr moneie < L moneta, a mint

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money Idioms

for one's money

Informal for one's choice; in one's opinion

have money to burn

Informal to have more money than one needs, so that some can be spent foolishly

in the money

Slang
  1. among the winners, as in a contest, race, etc.
  2. prosperous; wealthy; successful

make money

to gain profits; become wealthy

one's money's worth

full value or benefit

on the money

Slang
exact; correct the prediction was right on the money

put money into

to invest money in

put money on

to bet on

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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