Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with money in American Collocation
money
noun
uncountable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
enough
I haven’t got enough money to go out tonight.
extra
Families on very low incomes will receive extra money as well.
available to be spent
Have you got any spare money?
in a large amount
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
Don’t spend too much money!
waste or lose money
If you buy this phone, you’ll be wasting your money.
earn or receive money
I want to earn money and travel abroad.
give or lend money
They donated part of the money to a charity.
use money for a particular purpose
Money is allocated to schools according to how many pupils they have.
cost money
Do your piano lessons cost much money?
The holiday set us back a lot of money.
owe money
I had to work in the evenings because I owed money.
put money away to spend later
We’re trying to save our money so we can have a holiday.
steal money
The money was stolen from a car in Millgate last night.
take money out of a bank account
You can withdraw money using a cash-machine.
be spent on or given to
The money went to the French government.
have as a source
Most of our money comes from charitable donations.
be earned or received in large amounts
Business improved, and money started pouring in.