money

Main Entry:: ¹mon·ey
Pronunciation:: \ˈmə-nē\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural moneys or mon·ies \ˈmə-nēz\
Usage:: often attributive
Etymology:: Middle English moneye, from Anglo-French moneie, from Latin moneta mint, money — more at mint
Date:: 14th century

1: something generally accepted as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment: as a: officially coined or stamped metal currency b: money of account c: paper money 2 a: wealth reckoned in terms of money b: an amount of money cplural : sums of money : funds3: a form or denomination of coin or paper money4 a: the first, second, and third place winners (as in a horse or dog race) —usually used in the phrases in the money or out of the money b: prize money <his horse took third money>5 a: persons or interests possessing or controlling great wealth b: a position of wealth <born into money>

— for one's money

: according to one's preference or opinion

— on the money

: exactly right or accurate

[money table]

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