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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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.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
The daughter of Acclamation had finished third in the Prix de l’Abbaye on her penultimate start and had four wins in 24 career starts with 12 finishes in the money.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Additionally, even though the overall balance in the money fund market is huge, individual balances tend to be relatively small.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
So make sure you’re involved in the money aspects of big decisions and contemplating financial trade-offs.
—Kristin McKenna, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
The daughter of Acclamation had finished third in the Prix de l’Abbaye on her penultimate start and had four wins in 24 career starts with 12 finishes in the money.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Additionally, even though the overall balance in the money fund market is huge, individual balances tend to be relatively small.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
So make sure you’re involved in the money aspects of big decisions and contemplating financial trade-offs.
—Kristin McKenna, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the money
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“In the money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20money. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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