a medium of exchange that functions as legal tender
2.
the official currency, in the form of banknotes, coins, etc, issued by a government or other authority
3.
a particular denomination or form of currency
silver money
4.
property or assets with reference to their realizable value
5. Word forms: pluralmoneys or monies formal
a pecuniary sum or income
6.
an unspecified amount of paper currency or coins
money to lend
7. for one's money
8. in the money
9. money for old rope
10. money to burn
11. one's money's worth
12. on the money
13. put money into
14. put money on
15. put one's money where one's mouth is
adjective
16.
best, most valuable, or most eagerly anticipated
the money shot
the money note
▶ Related adjective: pecuniary
mazuma in American English
(məˈzumə)
US
noun
Slang
money
Word origin
Yiddish mezumon < Heb mezūmānim
mazuma in American English
(məˈzuːmə)
noun
slang
money
Word origin
[1875–80; ‹ Yiddish mezumen ‹ Heb mezūmān set, fixed]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cross-fertilization, graph, hat trick, massage, pressure point