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money

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of money

1 something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
  • Are you sure you have enough money to buy all that?
Synonyms of money

bread [slang], bucks, cash, change, chips, coin, currency, dough, gold, green, jack [slang], legal tender, lucre, pelf, tender, wampum
Words Related to money

coinage, specie

paper money, scrip

banknote, cashier's check, check, draft, money order, note, promissory note

bill, dollar, greenback

bankroll, capital, finances, funds, wad, wallet

mite, peanuts, pittance, shoestring

bundle, fortune, king's ransom, mint, pile, pot

opulence, riches, treasure, wealth

resources, wherewithal

petty cash, pin money, pocket money, spending money
2 a wealthy person
  • She had always planned to marry money.
Synonyms of money

capitalist, deep pocket, fat cat, have, moneybags, plutocrat
Words Related to money

moneymaker

magnate, nabob, tycoon

billionaire, gazillionaire, millionaire, multibillionaire, multimillionaire, multimillionairess, zillionaire

heir, heiress, jet-setter
Near Antonyms of money

bankrupt, beggar
Antonyms of money

have-not, pauper

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