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variants
or less commonly monied
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Examples of moneyed in a Sentence
a member of the moneyed classes
luxury goods that are purchased mainly by moneyed tourists from abroad
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At the gala, Frida and her best friend Jess (Alia Shawkat) ditch their catering uniforms for shimmering dresses and attempt to blend in with the moneyed masses around Slater and get closer to him.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2024
At the same time that Congress has been under assault from moneyed interests from the outside, it has been beset by growing political polarization from within.
—James D’angelo, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
In a match made in moneyed heaven, Edith Rockefeller married Harold McCormick, the son of another wealthy man and prominent Chicagoan, Cyrus McCormick, who invented the mechanical reaper, which helped in the mechanization of agriculture, in 1895.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
Harris’s success with the moneyed class infuriated Trump.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of moneyed was
in the 15th century
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“Moneyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moneyed. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
Legal Definition
moneyed
adjective
mon·eyed
ˈmə-nēd
: consisting in or derived from money
a moneyed obligation
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