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Common collocations with money in American Collocation

money noun uncountable

US /ˈmʌni/

enough

enough
sufficient

I haven’t got enough money to go out tonight.

extra

additional
extra
more

Families on very low incomes will receive extra money as well.

available to be spent

spare
unspent

Have you got any spare money?

in a large amount

big
serious

Magazine work: this is where the really big money is.

He doesn’t want to know me any more now he’s in the money.

spend or invest money

invest
pay
pay out
spend

Don’t spend too much money!

waste or lose money

fritter away
lose
squander
throw away
waste

If you buy this phone, you’ll be wasting your money.

earn or receive money

borrow
bring in
collect
earn
get
make
raise
receive

I want to earn money and travel abroad.

give or lend money

donate
give
lend
loan

They donated part of the money to a charity.

use money for a particular purpose

allocate
earmark

Money is allocated to schools according to how many pupils they have.

cost money

cost
set someone back

Do your piano lessons cost much money?

The holiday set us back a lot of money.

owe money

owe

I had to work in the evenings because I owed money.

put money away to spend later

save

We’re trying to save our money so we can have a holiday.

steal money

embezzle
extort
siphon off
steal

The money was stolen from a car in Millgate last night.

take money out of a bank account

access
draw out
take out
withdraw

You can withdraw money using a cash-machine.

be spent on or given to

go on something
go to something

The money went to the French government.

have as a source

come from something

Most of our money comes from charitable donations.

be earned or received in large amounts

come in
flow in
pour in
roll in

Business improved, and money started pouring in.