mad money

Definition of mad moneynext

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Recent Examples of mad money The wrong reasons: Paying for a vacation or want some mad money, for example. Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 5 June 2025 Against the backdrop of the mad money, the veteran quarterback looks like a major bargain for the Las Vegas Raiders. Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023 That was before Monday, when Voyager Digital, the crypto brokerage that Cuban partnered with last fall, filed Chapter 11, apparently costing some Mavs fans their mad money in the process. Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 11 July 2022 The untitled project follows a Swiss art dealer and Russian oligarch caught in a web of secrets, lies and mad money, telling the inside story of an international, billion-dollar game where power is the ultimate currency. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 1 Apr. 2022 Ever-rising stock prices, fed by the Federal Reserve Board’s hedge-fund bailout and mad money printing approach to monetary policy, meant the only sucker’s game was not buying stocks. Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2022 Others are hobbyists, trading a chunk of their retirement portfolios or some mad money. Emily Flitter, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mad money
Noun
  • But by the early 1900s, such drink stands were typically run by youth for pocket money or charity.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • Alongside neighborhood lemonade stands and lifeguarding gigs, millions of teenagers will be earning their pocket money online this summer.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • At Mexican weddings, everyone who dances with the bride or groom is expected to pin money on their outfit, a celebratory gesture that contributes to the newlyweds’ honeymoon and other wedding expenses.
    Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
  • While the couple slow dances, guests pin money onto their clothes as a sign of prosperity.
    Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2023
Noun
  • The lawsuit says that if the land really had a new owner, the old owner should not still be spending money on it.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • The grand prize of the competition is a $100,000 home renovation, alongside $500 gift cards awarded to 100 top entrants, and $100 in spending money for another 50 winners.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Three police chiefs have tried to find the person who shot and killed two people over petty cash inside the Sun Drop Bottling Co. north of Charlotte.
    Julia Coin May 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
  • By law, the maximum contribution directly to a city candidate’s campaign is $1,000, which looks more and more like a petty cash account compared to the unlimited donations PCs can accept.
    Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • There were DJs and drag performances in Times Square, and at South Street Seaport, Youth Pride included a trans youth rally, along with tents with resources and a dance party.
    Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • Your resources feel steadier as the emotional Moon in your 2nd House of Finances trines ambitious Saturn in your 6th House of Work.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2026

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“Mad money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mad%20money. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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