not for love or money

not for love nor/or money

Not under any circumstances or conditions; no matter what happens. My brother-in-law is a very sweet guy, but I wouldn't hire him for love nor money. Their newest video game console is so popular that you can't find one in stores for love or money!See also: love, money, nor, not

not for love or money

Never, under no circumstances, as in I'd never visit them again, not for love or money. A version of this expression, which alludes to these two powerful persuasive forces, was recorded in a.d. 971. See also: love, money, not

for love nor money

or

for love or money

If you say that you cannot get something for love nor money or for love or money, you mean that it is very difficult to get. You won't get a room here, not for love nor money. Norman had created a fine vegetable garden that gave us all the things you couldn't buy in the local shops, for love or money.See also: love, money, nor

not for love or money

not in any circumstances. informal 1998 Spectator I am told that you cannot get a plasterer for love or money, but that the going rate is a big kiss and £1,000 a week. See also: love, money, not

not for love or/nor ˈmoney

(informal) used to say that it is impossible to do something or get something: The show is sold out. You can’t get a ticket for love nor money.See also: love, money, nor, not

for love or money

Under any circumstances. Usually used in negative sentences: I would not do that for love or money.See also: love, money

not for love or money

Under no circumstances. The earliest reference to this expression dates from the late tenth century, and it has been increasingly repeated ever since. Maria Edgeworth had it in Castle Rackrent (1801): “When there was no room to be had for love or money, [many chose] to sleep in the chicken-house.”See also: love, money, not