old moneyadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌəʊld ˈmʌni/, U.S.

/ˌoʊl(d) ˈməni/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., money n.

Etymology: < old adj. + money n. Compare earlier new money n. and adj.

A. adj.

Usually with hyphen. Possessing or characteristic of old-established wealth.

ΚΠ

1963 Times 25 Feb. (Canada Suppl.) p. xv/3 The Canadian rich, particularly the old-money rich, tend to dwell among exquisite eighteenth-century chattels.

1992 Atlantic Feb. 41/1 After a faux pas like showing too much enthusiasm at an old-money business meeting?

2001 Time 8 Oct. 79/3 Pasedena rips open the snake's nest of the Greeleys, an old-money media-baron clan.

B. n.

a. Old-established wealth, esp. wealth which a person has inherited rather than earned.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > wealth or riches > [noun] > ancient or old-established

old money1966

1966 ‘D. Shannon’ With Vengeance i. 22 There's a lot o' money—kind of substantial old money, you know—her husband was a banker.

1984 J. Burchill Apocalypse Now (Please) in Sex & Sensibility (1992) 186 The comfort of suicide always there, like old money to fall back on should all else fail.

1992 Watertown (N.Y.) Daily Times 9 Feb. h5/2 George Bush carries the patina of old money and good breeding.

2001 Independent 3 Feb. (Review section) 18/2 Complete with fairy-tale tower, his crenellated fastness was casually strewn with the appurtences of old money.

b. People who possess such wealth, regarded as a class.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > people of established wealth

old-rich1927

old money1971

1971 ‘A. Cross’ Theban Myst. (1972) ii. 13 She subtly altered the school's acceptances away from a predominance of old money toward those who were nouveaux riches enough still to be vigorous.

1986 S. Churcher N.Y. Confidential i. 9 The class system, by their account, breaks down into (1) Old Money, (2) New Money, and (3) the peasantry.

2002 Interzone Mar. 51/1 He was old money, as his..double-barrelled surname would suggest.

2. British. Predecimal currency; pounds, shillings and pence. Esp. in in old money (also in extended use, with reference to any pre-metric or imperial unit).

ΚΠ

1970 Times 31 Dec. 3 (advt.) The Shoppers' Table, which will enable you to see at a glance what the new prices would be in the old money.

1977 J. Parsons Population Fallacies xvi. 235 We can look at a small child's weekly pocket-money, allowing, say 0.5 per cent of the GNP per head, 7 1/2 new pence in 1970 (1s 6d in old money).

1988 Times (Nexis) 6 Mar. The East German's familiar hungry, loping stride carried her safely to 7.30 metres (virtually 24 ft in old money).

1998 N. Lawson How to Eat (1999) 248 You need a fat disc, about ½cm or so thick (¼ inch in old money), slightly bigger than the diameter of the pie dish.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	old money
释义	old moneyadj.n. Brit. /ˌəʊld ˈmʌni/, U.S. /ˌoʊl(d) ˈməni/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., money n. Etymology: < old adj. + money n. Compare earlier new money n. and adj. A. adj. Usually with hyphen. Possessing or characteristic of old-established wealth. ΚΠ 1963 Times 25 Feb. (Canada Suppl.) p. xv/3 The Canadian rich, particularly the old-money rich, tend to dwell among exquisite eighteenth-century chattels. 1992 Atlantic Feb. 41/1 After a faux pas like showing too much enthusiasm at an old-money business meeting? 2001 Time 8 Oct. 79/3 Pasedena rips open the snake's nest of the Greeleys, an old-money media-baron clan. B. n. 1. a. Old-established wealth, esp. wealth which a person has inherited rather than earned. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > wealth or riches > [noun] > ancient or old-established old money1966 1966 ‘D. Shannon’ With Vengeance i. 22 There's a lot o' money—kind of substantial old money, you know—her husband was a banker. 1984 J. Burchill Apocalypse Now (Please) in Sex & Sensibility (1992) 186 The comfort of suicide always there, like old money to fall back on should all else fail. 1992 Watertown (N.Y.) Daily Times 9 Feb. h5/2 George Bush carries the patina of old money and good breeding. 2001 Independent 3 Feb. (Review section) 18/2 Complete with fairy-tale tower, his crenellated fastness was casually strewn with the appurtences of old money. b. People who possess such wealth, regarded as a class. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > people of established wealth old-rich1927 old money1971 1971 ‘A. Cross’ Theban Myst. (1972) ii. 13 She subtly altered the school's acceptances away from a predominance of old money toward those who were nouveaux riches enough still to be vigorous. 1986 S. Churcher N.Y. Confidential i. 9 The class system, by their account, breaks down into (1) Old Money, (2) New Money, and (3) the peasantry. 2002 Interzone Mar. 51/1 He was old money, as his..double-barrelled surname would suggest. 2. British. Predecimal currency; pounds, shillings and pence. Esp. in in old money (also in extended use, with reference to any pre-metric or imperial unit). ΚΠ 1970 Times 31 Dec. 3 (advt.) The Shoppers' Table, which will enable you to see at a glance what the new prices would be in the old money. 1977 J. Parsons Population Fallacies xvi. 235 We can look at a small child's weekly pocket-money, allowing, say 0.5 per cent of the GNP per head, 7 1/2 new pence in 1970 (1s 6d in old money). 1988 Times (Nexis) 6 Mar. The East German's familiar hungry, loping stride carried her safely to 7.30 metres (virtually 24 ft in old money). 1998 N. Lawson How to Eat (1999) 248 You need a fat disc, about ½cm or so thick (¼ inch in old money), slightly bigger than the diameter of the pie dish. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1963
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