ready moneyn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌrɛdɪ ˈmʌni/, U.S.

/ˌrɛdi ˈməni/

Forms: see ready adj., adv., int., and n. and money n.

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

Etymology: < ready adj. + money n.

A. n.

Cash or funds immediately available for use; esp. (in early use) money in the form of coins or banknotes; (also occasionally) immediate payment in cash for anything bought. Cf. ready adj. 11.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > [noun] > ready money or cash

ready money1429

argent-contentc1540

bitec1555

present money1572

chink1580

cash1600

bit1607

real money1675

fob?c1680

Darby1682

ready1684

blunt1819

makeready1830

hardshells1840

ante1843

spot cash1855

call money1856

necessary1897

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > [noun]

mintOE

moneya1325

coin1393

ready money1429

plate?a1439

coinage1467

cunyec1480

cogc1555

table money1565

chinks1577

cash1596

speciesa1618

spetia1620

specie1671

coliander seed1699

coriander-seed1737

shiners1760

jinkc1775

decimal coinage1794

coriander1801

hard currency1816

rowdy1831

Oscar Asche1905

1429 Rolls of Parl. IV. 360/2 That no manere Englisshman ne selle..no manere Merchandises but oonly for redy money.

c1475 (a1400) Sir Amadace (Taylor) in J. Robson Three Early Eng. Metrical Romances (1842) 32 (MED) A marchand..Hade..euiryche ȝere thre hundrythe pownde Of redy monay and of rowunde.

a1500 in R. L. Greene Early Eng. Carols (1935) 262 (MED) At al tymys the best ware ys Euer redy money.

1503–4 Act 19 Hen. VII c. 27 §7 The Capytayne..agreyd to have..the said therde parte in redye money and nott in vitayles.

1555 in A. I. Cameron Sc. Corr. Mary of Lorraine (1927) 398 Gif I hed gottin reddy money for my gudis and schipe.

1630 J. Taylor Trav. Twelve-pence in Wks. i. 72/2 The Prouerbe true doth say That ready money euer will away.

1675 T. Brooks Golden Key Ep. Ded. sig. a4 These places of honour and trust were..sold for ready money to such as gave most for them.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 264. ⁋2 He had at this Time fifty Pounds in ready Money.

1787 J. Bentham Def. Usury iii. 19 No man..ever thinks of borrowing money to spend, so long as he has ready money of his own.

1811 J. Austen Sense & Sensibility I. vi. 65 She had at this time ready money enough to supply all that was wanted of greater elegance to the apartments.

1885 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 29 468 The company was in great difficulties for ready money.

1950 Sport 22 Sept. 14/1 His decision to make a come-back has been arrived at partly as a means of raising some ready money.

1986 P. Fitzgerald Innocence iii. 13 He had no ready money, by which he really meant that he seemed to have no money of any kind.

2007 N.Y. Observer (Nexis) 16 Apr. 17 ‘I have the most reliable friend you can have in American politics,’ Mr. Gramm shamelessly boasted, ‘and that is ready money.’

B. adj. (attributive) (usually hyphenated).

1. Of, relating to, or characterized by the use of ready money; (also) offered in exchange for immediate payment, esp. in cash.figurative in quot. 1740.

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society > trade and finance > money > [adjective] > ready money or cash

readya1400

dry1574

running1662

ready money1671

ready-moneyed1757

tractile1892

1671 R. Head & F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue III. v. 72 I was taken notice of, all the Countrey round, to be a great dealer in secrets, and ready-money-Commodities.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 546. ⁋3 He cannot expose that to the hazard of giving credit, but enters into a ready-money trade.

1740 T. Sherlock Let. 18 May in A. P. Jenkins Corr. T. Secker (1991) 54 Thus, my Lord, you have..all my ready-money learning upon this Subject.

1821 W. Scott Pirate II. v. 109 Having been hitherto a ready-money trade.

1865 Sat. Rev. 21 Jan. 79/2 The transactions..require only ready-money dealing.

1898 J. B. Wollocombe From Morn till Eve x. 236 The landlord carried on a ready-money business.

1951 B. Seebohm Rowntree & G. R. Lavers Eng. Life & Leisure ii. 129 Mr. X. still bets on horses several times a week, but now on a ready-money basis.

1991 Hist. Today Oct. 41/1 The ready-money system hinged on the street bookmaker.

2. Of a person: possessing, offering, or dealing in ready money.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > payment > [adjective] > paying ready money

ready money1709

1709 E. Ward Secret Hist. Clubs xxvi. 302 A Gouty Courtier, or some rich over-grown Officer, to be Ready-money Chapmen for any of her Punchable Nuns.

1739 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 10/1 Prices now commonly given by our Ready-Money Clothiers to their several sorts of Work-People.

1796 Ld. Nelson in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) II. 221 I think you will like to have these ready-money gentry come amongst you.

1855 Times 16 Jan. 5/1 (advt.) For Disposal on very advantageous terms to a ready-money buyer, a bone fide Concern in the neighbourhood of London.

1895 Pall Mall Gaz. 17 Oct. 3/1 Within handy reach of every ready-money housekeeper in the kingdom.

1901 Times 22 Apr. 9/3 The discount to ready-money investors may be reckoned at 16s.

2006 Daily Mail (Nexis) 9 Nov. 18 The city seethed with backstreet gambling dens, ranging from ready-money bookies' dives to clanking fruit machine parlours.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ready money
释义	ready moneyn.adj. Brit. /ˌrɛdɪ ˈmʌni/, U.S. /ˌrɛdi ˈməni/ Forms: see ready adj., adv., int., and n. and money n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ready adj., money n. Etymology: < ready adj. + money n. A. n. Cash or funds immediately available for use; esp. (in early use) money in the form of coins or banknotes; (also occasionally) immediate payment in cash for anything bought. Cf. ready adj. 11. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > [noun] > ready money or cash ready money1429 argent-contentc1540 bitec1555 present money1572 chink1580 cash1600 bit1607 real money1675 fob?c1680 Darby1682 ready1684 blunt1819 makeready1830 hardshells1840 ante1843 spot cash1855 call money1856 necessary1897 society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > [noun] mintOE moneya1325 coin1393 ready money1429 plate?a1439 coinage1467 cunyec1480 cogc1555 table money1565 chinks1577 cash1596 speciesa1618 spetia1620 specie1671 coliander seed1699 coriander-seed1737 shiners1760 jinkc1775 decimal coinage1794 coriander1801 hard currency1816 rowdy1831 Oscar Asche1905 1429 Rolls of Parl. IV. 360/2 That no manere Englisshman ne selle..no manere Merchandises but oonly for redy money. c1475 (a1400) Sir Amadace (Taylor) in J. Robson Three Early Eng. Metrical Romances (1842) 32 (MED) A marchand..Hade..euiryche ȝere thre hundrythe pownde Of redy monay and of rowunde. a1500 in R. L. Greene Early Eng. Carols (1935) 262 (MED) At al tymys the best ware ys Euer redy money. 1503–4 Act 19 Hen. VII c. 27 §7 The Capytayne..agreyd to have..the said therde parte in redye money and nott in vitayles. 1555 in A. I. Cameron Sc. Corr. Mary of Lorraine (1927) 398 Gif I hed gottin reddy money for my gudis and schipe. 1630 J. Taylor Trav. Twelve-pence in Wks. i. 72/2 The Prouerbe true doth say That ready money euer will away. 1675 T. Brooks Golden Key Ep. Ded. sig. a4 These places of honour and trust were..sold for ready money to such as gave most for them. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 264. ⁋2 He had at this Time fifty Pounds in ready Money. 1787 J. Bentham Def. Usury iii. 19 No man..ever thinks of borrowing money to spend, so long as he has ready money of his own. 1811 J. Austen Sense & Sensibility I. vi. 65 She had at this time ready money enough to supply all that was wanted of greater elegance to the apartments. View more context for this quotation 1885 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 29 468 The company was in great difficulties for ready money. 1950 Sport 22 Sept. 14/1 His decision to make a come-back has been arrived at partly as a means of raising some ready money. 1986 P. Fitzgerald Innocence iii. 13 He had no ready money, by which he really meant that he seemed to have no money of any kind. 2007 N.Y. Observer (Nexis) 16 Apr. 17 ‘I have the most reliable friend you can have in American politics,’ Mr. Gramm shamelessly boasted, ‘and that is ready money.’ B. adj. (attributive) (usually hyphenated). 1. Of, relating to, or characterized by the use of ready money; (also) offered in exchange for immediate payment, esp. in cash.figurative in quot. 1740. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > [adjective] > ready money or cash readya1400 dry1574 running1662 ready money1671 ready-moneyed1757 tractile1892 1671 R. Head & F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue III. v. 72 I was taken notice of, all the Countrey round, to be a great dealer in secrets, and ready-money-Commodities. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 546. ⁋3 He cannot expose that to the hazard of giving credit, but enters into a ready-money trade. 1740 T. Sherlock Let. 18 May in A. P. Jenkins Corr. T. Secker (1991) 54 Thus, my Lord, you have..all my ready-money learning upon this Subject. 1821 W. Scott Pirate II. v. 109 Having been hitherto a ready-money trade. 1865 Sat. Rev. 21 Jan. 79/2 The transactions..require only ready-money dealing. 1898 J. B. Wollocombe From Morn till Eve x. 236 The landlord carried on a ready-money business. 1951 B. Seebohm Rowntree & G. R. Lavers Eng. Life & Leisure ii. 129 Mr. X. still bets on horses several times a week, but now on a ready-money basis. 1991 Hist. Today Oct. 41/1 The ready-money system hinged on the street bookmaker. 2. Of a person: possessing, offering, or dealing in ready money. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > [adjective] > paying ready money ready money1709 1709 E. Ward Secret Hist. Clubs xxvi. 302 A Gouty Courtier, or some rich over-grown Officer, to be Ready-money Chapmen for any of her Punchable Nuns. 1739 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 10/1 Prices now commonly given by our Ready-Money Clothiers to their several sorts of Work-People. 1796 Ld. Nelson in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) II. 221 I think you will like to have these ready-money gentry come amongst you. 1855 Times 16 Jan. 5/1 (advt.) For Disposal on very advantageous terms to a ready-money buyer, a bone fide Concern in the neighbourhood of London. 1895 Pall Mall Gaz. 17 Oct. 3/1 Within handy reach of every ready-money housekeeper in the kingdom. 1901 Times 22 Apr. 9/3 The discount to ready-money investors may be reckoned at 16s. 2006 Daily Mail (Nexis) 9 Nov. 18 The city seethed with backstreet gambling dens, ranging from ready-money bookies' dives to clanking fruit machine parlours. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1429
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