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.

Examples of in the money in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Monetarism The most common definition of monetarism is advocating a continual increase in the money supply. Korok Ray, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024 So much for the upswings in the money supply and inflation. John Greenwood, National Review, 15 Jan. 2024 Inflation shouldn’t have come as a surprise–a 40% increase in the money supply will usually impact prices. Sanjay Datta, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2023 And with the normal long lag between substantial contractions in the money supply and changes in economic activity, the U.S. economy is on schedule to tank in 2024. John Greenwood, National Review, 13 Dec. 2023 And despite an uptick in the quality of baseball around him and in the money in his pocket, his time in Toronto has been solid, but not much more than that. Tyler Small, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023 Even worse, since 2016, only one horse out of 13 coming out of the Wood has finished in the money — Tacitus (third in 2019). Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 3 May 2023 But the firm is burning through money expanding and is locked into long-term supply deals that are no longer in the money, prompting it to warn Thursday that its ability to stay in business is in jeopardy. Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023 The effect of that reflects in the money pharma giants behind these drugs have made, owing to soaring demand. Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 3 Nov. 2023

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“In the money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20money. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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