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money

noun

ˈmə-nē How to pronounce money (audio)
Definition of moneynext
1
as in cash
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?

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2
as in fat cat
a wealthy person she had always planned to marry money

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Recent Examples of money Campaign The two candidates are spending millions of dollars to get elected, and the money is apparent with the high frequency of television commercials, sometimes as often as four times per hour on one station. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026 What feels worth the money When buying a home feels impossibly far, the math behind a small treat can start to look different. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026 Sounds like the Pegulas are leaving a lot of money off the table by not having a few more taps. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 Now those companies are using those stockpiles to build out AI data centers, and are borrowing even more money to do so. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for money
Recent Examples of Synonyms for money
  1. cash
  2. capitalist
  3. currency
  4. magnate
  5. coin
  6. silk stocking
  7. bucks
  8. fat cat
Noun
  • At that point, the cost and structure of risk transfer may warrant the same financial analysis leadership applies to debt, capital expenditures and other major cash uses.
    — Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Step Back The crypto industry is waiting on the vote to deploy tens of millions of dollars in campaign cash.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of cash
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  • In a weekend post responding to Amodei's essay, Sacks, a venture capitalist with investments in AI startups, said the two leading model developers should police themselves rather than asking the government to do it.
    — Lora Kolodny,Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • But, overall, this didn't seem to be primarily a story of rich capitalists investing money and then sitting on their keisters while their capital generated returns for them.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of capitalist
Noun
  • Japan's currency, bond yields, and stock market did exactly the opposite.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Up to 40% of the crude used by the Dangote Refinery comes from outside the country, while a similar share is sourced from a government scheme that sells in the local currency.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of currency
Noun
  • Edu’s position at Forest had also encompassed the other clubs across the football empire of owner and Greek shipping magnate Evangelos Marinakis, namely Greek side Olympiacos and Portuguese outfit Rio Ave.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Isabelle Fuhrman plays a visionary computer scientist who gets tapped by a tech magnate (Dennis Quaid) to work on a device developed to communicate with aliens.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of magnate
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  • The actresses alternate between the roles of Electra/Elisabeth and Clytemnestra/Alma each night, depending on a coin toss.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
  • There are also 118 physical meters still active across the downtown and beach areas that accept bills and coins.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of coin
Noun
  • The record also states that the boys were wearing heavy wool coats and silk stockings in the middle of summer in Philly.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • In Girard’s household, at least three women would have mended his silk stockings and other clothes.
    — Emily J. Whitted, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of silk stocking
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  • Fiji’s growing epidemic bucks the trend globally, where enormous progress has been made against HIV.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Jason is currently earning a few extra bucks wiping down counters and hauling ice at a bar, which is even less glamorous than teaching science to disengaged students.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of bucks
Noun
  • His fat cat industrialist Zsa-Zsa Korda is no underground rebel.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The fat cats in Congress who’ve been making a killing on Wall Street were none too pleased.
    — Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Definition of fat cat

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“Money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/money. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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