moneyed

adjective

mon·​eyed ˈmə-nēd How to pronounce moneyed (audio)
variants or less commonly
1
: having money : wealthy
2
: consisting in or derived from money

Examples of moneyed in a Sentence

a member of the moneyed classes luxury goods that are purchased mainly by moneyed tourists from abroad
Recent Examples on the Web There is a vast, popular, and moneyed right-wing audio ecosystem out there. Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 11 Apr. 2024 Caught between these moneyed interests are patients, who are mostly in the dark. Chris Hamby, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024 Schools were shuttered—less due to the rhythms of our agrarian past than to moneyed classes fleeing the cities before the advent of air conditioning—and swimming pools were open. Lydia Millet, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024 But that was only until the prudence of their marrying into the moneyed set became obvious. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024 At Mundo Deportivo, the paper explained Madrid has no intention of moving the Santos academy prospect on, but that his price tag is $129.5 million (€120 million) to interested clubs from the moneyed Premier PINC +1.4% League. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024 In The Likeness, for instance, French was pitting moneyed college students living in a colossal Georgian house against a crumbling village. Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024 How passenger cars will fit into that moneyed future is yet to be determined. Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2024 Some preservationists point to the crumbling, submerged staircases of ancient palazzos to demonstrate that mass tourism — mostly the armadas of water taxis carrying moneyed visitors — is doing structural damage to Venice, compounding the eroding effects of tides and floods. Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of moneyed was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Moneyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moneyed. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

moneyed

adjective
mon·​eyed
variants or monied
: having money : wealthy

Legal Definition

moneyed

adjective
mon·​eyed
ˈmə-nēd
: consisting in or derived from money
a moneyed obligation

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