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Definition money in American English

money noun

[uncountable] noun
/ˈmʌni/

➡ quantity

Other words meaning money

cash coins or notes that can be spent immediately: I don’t have any cash, I’ll have to pay with a card.

(small) change coins that are not of high value: Do you have any change for the phone?

currency the specific type of money used by a particular country: We don’t accept foreign currency, I’m afraid.

dough (informal) money: Come on, hand over the dough!

means money that allows you to survive: I just don’t have the means to go on living in such a big house.

savings money that you have saved in order to spend it later: We spent half our savings on the lawyer’s fees.

legal tender (formal) coins or notes that are officially accepted in a particular country: The news coins are legal tender and will be available beginning next week.

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what you earn, save, invest and use to pay for things. Money can be kept in a bank, where it can earn interest. If you have a bank account, you can pay for things with a check

Example

No, I can't come - I don't have any money.

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The business has made more money this year.

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We've spent a lot of money on this house.

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It would have cost us a lot of money to cancel the event.

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I have had to borrow money from my family.

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You can save money by taking your own lunch.

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They're trying to save money so that they can go to Florida this winter.

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He had no job so there was no money coming in.

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Have you got any money on you?

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The industry is losing money and the government wants to sell it.

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I'm going to spend my birthday money on some new clothes.

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Her bike ride will help raise money for charity.

Synonyms and related words
banknote bill bread
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the coins and pieces of paper that you use to pay for things in a particular country

Example

Spanish/Italian/Japanese money

Synonyms and related words
banknote bill bread
1.2

the coins and pieces of paper that you can use to pay for things

Example

I've found some money on the floor. Is it yours?

Synonyms and related words
banknote bill bread
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used when saying what a figure or amount would be in an equivalent system, especially the imperial system as opposed to the metric

Example

The weeds are growing -1.2 metres. 4 feet in old money.

Definition money in American English

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a fool and his money (are soon parted) (phrase) a license to print money (phrase) be in the money (phrase) be made of money (phrase) be right on the money (phrase) be rolling in (phrase) big money (noun) blood money (noun) dirty money (phrase) e-money (noun) earnest money (noun) easy (phrase) even money (noun) for my money (phrase) funny money (noun) get your money’s worth (phrase) give someone a (good) run for their money (phrase) hard money (noun) have a (good) run for your money (phrase) have money to burn (phrase) have more money than sense (phrase) hush money (noun) it’s even money (phrase) magic money tree (noun) money (noun) money for old rope (phrase) money is no object (phrase) money market (noun) money mule (noun) money order (noun) money supply (noun) money talks (phrase) money trail (noun) money-back guarantee (noun) money-grubber (adjective) money-making (adjective) money-spinner (noun) etc. to spare (phrase) Monopoly money (noun) my money’s on (phrase) new money (noun) not for love or money (phrase) old money (noun) paper money (noun) pay good money for something (phrase) pin money (noun) pocket money (noun) protection money (noun) put money on something (phrase) put your money where your mouth is (phrase) ready (phrase) seed money (noun) short money (noun) smart money (noun) soft money (noun) someone isn’t made of money (phrase) something costs money (phrase) spend money like there was no tomorrow (phrase) spending money (noun) the best (something) that money can buy (phrase) the color of someone’s money (phrase) throw good money after bad (phrase) throw money at something (phrase) throw money down the drain (phrase) throw your money around (phrase) time is money (phrase) you pays your money and you takes your (phrase)