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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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as in fat cat
a wealthy person
she had always planned to marry money
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Recent Examples of money
The firm focuses on large money center banks and stringent bond documentation.
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Federal employees have gone without pay, money continues to dry up across critical agencies and millions of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers won't receive full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits this month.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Then somehow — if the vision is strong enough and buzz reaches the right people — money naturally starts trickling in.
—Chris Cardillo, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Both were extremely philanthropic with not only their money but their time.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Federal employees have gone without pay, money continues to dry up across critical agencies and millions of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers won't receive full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits this month.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Then somehow — if the vision is strong enough and buzz reaches the right people — money naturally starts trickling in.
—Chris Cardillo, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Both were extremely philanthropic with not only their money but their time.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for money
Recent Examples of Synonyms for money
Noun
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If your flight is canceled or significantly delayed due to the cuts, you’re legally entitled to a cash refund, not just some future credit.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Portugal-Japan collaboration from Moon Road Media & Films received a cash prize of $30,000 from the two sponsors of the award — TCCF organizer Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) and France’s Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC).—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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And remember the continuing Plaza Gate scandal — the governor was all in on stiffing the taxpayers for $900 million that would have gone instead into the pockets of fat cat Democrat insiders and hack lobbyists.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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On the plus side of this arrangement, 11-team leagues at this level will also keep the power conference fat cats happy by limiting the additional auto-bids doled out to mid- and low-majors.—
Jim Root,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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What started as labor strikes and merchant protests over currency collapse and inflation has expanded into widespread street demonstrations and student protests.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Protests erupted in Iran last week when disgruntled shopkeepers took to the streets to demonstrate against the country’s plummeting currency.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Florida corporation records show Badolato has opened and closed numerous businesses and his personal website describes him as an accomplished entrepreneur, senior-level executive and venture capitalist.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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By day there are parades, rat control events, and grand juries to attend, but night is when the mayor comes alive, at crypto coin launch events, sweaty outer borough raves sponsored by a new credit card, and downtime at his pad in Fort Lee.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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The three faced off in two contentious debates in October, in which Mamdani and Cuomo sparred over issues of integrity and experience while Sliwa sought to paint them as two sides of the same ideological coin.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Singer island is so named after Paris Singer, a descendant of the Singer Sewing Machine magnate, who began developing the Palm Beach coastline into a national luxury destination in the 1920s.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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O’Leary isn’t the only nonprofessional in Marty Supreme’s sprawling cast, which includes rapper Tyler the Creator, real-life table-tennis champion Koto Kawaguchi, filmmaker Abel Ferrara, and supermarket magnate John Catsimatidis.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This timeless sweater dress is reminiscent of Cameron Diaz’s character in The Holiday, and you’re bound to look like a million bucks wearing it.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Brockermeyer family is one of the most prominent football names in the history of Fort Worth, but its connection to TCU was severed over a few hundred thousand bucks.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Oct. 2025
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Bjork, however, went all-in on the look, posing on the cover of Vogue Scandinavia in the blurred tulle Margiela gown with a merkin wig, fashioned from real human hair and painstakingly embroidered to the crotch of an underlaid silk stocking bodysuit.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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Cousin’s body was sprawled on the bed — nude with a silk stocking tied tightly around her neck.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2025
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“Money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/money. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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