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Synonyms: Noun
bread [slang], bucks, cabbage [slang], cash, change, chips, coin, currency, dough, gold, green, jack [slang], kale [slang], legal tender, lolly [British], long green [slang], loot, lucre, moola (or moolah) [slang], needful, pelf, scratch [slang], shekels (also sheqels), tender, wampum
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That painting must be worth a lot of money. He earned some money last summer as a musician. We're trying to save enough money for a new car. The town is raising money for the elementary school. Friends would always ask her for money. It's an interesting idea, but there's no money in it: it'll never sell. He made his money in the insurance business. They decided to put all their money in the stock market. We didn't have much money when I was growing up. Most of the project is being paid for by federal monies.
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But the money hasn’t helped people like Curtis Simpson. — Danielle Chemtob And Lauren Lindstrom, charlotteobserver, "Charlotte affordable housing fund closes in on $50 million goal with two big donations," 4 June 2019 The money helps grow local tourism from bringing sporting events into town to expanding the Orange County Convention Center. — Gabrielle Russon, orlandosentinel.com, "Easter boosts Orange County hotel tax revenue," 3 June 2019 After receiving reimbursement from insurers, Kosloski is alleged to have shared the money with co-schemers, according to the release. — Mike Nolan, Daily Southtown, "Dolton chiropractor faces fraud charges in alleged insurance billing scam, feds say," 3 June 2019 Twenty-five percent of the money received will benefit the Parma Family Collaborative. — Carol Kovach, cleveland.com, "75th anniversary of D-Day commemorated at Cuyahoga Community College: Sun Postings," 3 June 2019 One of the challenges for getting Metra commuter service beyond Aurora was securing the money for the project, Oswego officials have said. — Linda Girardi, Aurora Beacon-News, "General Assembly OKs $100 million for proposed Metra extension into Kendall County," 3 June 2019 Just remember to hand the money directly to your waiter or waitress—leaving it on the table is considered rude. — Leena Kim, Town & Country, "The Right Way to Tip All Over the World," 22 May 2019 The money has been earmarked to help send LGBTQ+ youth to summer camp, which is a pretty badass place to send your fashion dollars. — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, "Tegan and Sara Collaborated on Rainbow Teva Sandals for Pride Month, and Fans Are Losing It," 22 May 2019 But some nations responded with shrugs or denials, while others lack the money and manpower to do much about it. — Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times, "Sam Wasser pours his intense passion for protecting wildlife into research and catching poachers," 21 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'money.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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nounFinancial Definition of money
What It Is
Money is a medium of exchange for goods or services within an economy.
How It Works
Philosophically, anything can be money, but coins and paper notes are the most generally accepted forms. In most cases, each country in the world has its own money, but in many cases several countries use the same money (such as the Euro). A country's government designs and manufactures that country's money.
Some money is fiat money, meaning that it has no intrinsic value. That is, the paper or metal used to create the money is not worth very much in terms of its value as a raw material. Most paper money is fiat money, and its value comes from what it represents rather than what it is. Before 1971, the U.S. dollar was not fiat money -- it was backed by a corresponding amount of gold held with the Federal Reserve.
The foreign exchange markets are places to trade money, and these markets affect exchange rates (that is, the amounts of one money needed to buy a certain amount of another money).
Why It Matters
Most money only has value because people want it. This idea is what made beaver pelts, shells, peppercorns, tulip bulbs, and other things into money at various points in history. However, when the demand (or fashion) faded for some of these goods (or more people found they really needed corn instead of beaver pelts), these systems became cumbersome. Paper money solves these problem because it is exchangeable for any good or service that people want (rather than just beaver pelts).
This isn't to say that paper and coins aren't the only forms of viable money today. Quite often, companies use shares of their own stock as money to acquire other companies, and anybody who has ever watched a crime show knows that cigarettes can buy a lot in prison.
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