moneynoun [ U ]
uk/ˈmʌn.i/us/ˈmʌn.i/A1 coins or notes (= special pieces of paper) that are used to buy things, or an amount of these that a person has:
"How much money do you have on you?" "€100 in notes and a few coins."
We invested the money in a high-interest bank account.
I wanted to buy it but it cost too much money (= was too expensive).
We spent so much money redecorating the house that we didn't have any left over for a holiday.
You'll have to change some money (= buy some foreign money) at the bank.
How much money do you earn?
He enjoyed acting but he wasn't making (= earning) much money.
Her investments haven't made (= produced as profit) much money this year.
They made their money (= became rich) in the fashion business.
He tried to persuade me to put money into the company (= invest in the company).
The school needs to raise (= collect) money for new playground equipment.
Try to save (= keep) some money for your holiday.
We're saving (= not spending as much) money by using volunteers.
I didn't like the job, but the money (= amount of pay) was good.
Money is tight/short (= we don't have much money) at the moment.
I had some very expensive dental treatment recently, but it was money well spent - it'll save me problems in the future.
money in sth
If you say that there is money in something, you mean that the activity will produce a profit:
There's money in sport these days.
If you help us, there's money in it for you.
More examples
- Everyone in the office is contributing money for his leaving present.
- They've already run out of money and the building isn't even half-finished .
- We're really struggling to find enough money to pay the rent at the moment.
- Many buildings in the old part of the city are falling down, and the government has no money to repair them.
- The organization has enlisted the support of many famous people in raising money to help homeless children.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Interest & capital
- APR
- bank rate
- base rate
- capital intensive
- capitalization
- collateral
- finance
- fund
- interest rate
- interest-bearing
- lending rate
- nest egg
- Premium Bond
- saving
- simple interest
- stock
- the purse strings idiom
- the smart money
- venture capital
- vested interest
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Idiom(s)
be in the money
be made of money
for my money
get/have your money's worth
have money
have money to burn
marry money
money doesn't grow on trees
money for old rope
money talks
(right) on the money
put (your) money on sb/sth
put your money where your mouth is
you pays your money and you takes your choice/chance