in the money
idiom
1
US
: among the top three finishers in a race (such as a horse race)
Whatever horse I bet on, it never finishes in the money.
2
informal
: having lots of money
They struggled for many years but now they're in the money.
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He’s identified as a Mexican drug trafficker in the money laundering indictment filed in Miami federal court.
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
But Harry isn’t exactly hurting in the money department.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 11 Jan. 2026
The real value for the Poets, though, wasn’t in the money but the experience.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
Scammers have also tapped alternative currencies, such as cryptocurrency and other decentralized finance (DeFi) instruments like stablecoins, to aid in the money laundering process and make illicit profits harder to trace.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
But Harry isn’t exactly hurting in the money department.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 11 Jan. 2026
The real value for the Poets, though, wasn’t in the money but the experience.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
Scammers have also tapped alternative currencies, such as cryptocurrency and other decentralized finance (DeFi) instruments like stablecoins, to aid in the money laundering process and make illicit profits harder to trace.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
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“In the money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20money. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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