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单词 money
释义

money /munˈi/

noun (pl monˈeys or monˈies; see below)
  1. Coin, pieces of stamped metal used as a trading medium
  2. Any currency used in the same way
  3. Wealth
ORIGIN: OFr moneie (Fr monnaie), from L monēta money, a mint, Monēta (the reminder) being a surname of Juno, in whose temple at Rome money was coined

monˈeyed or monˈied adjective

  1. Having money
  2. Materially rich, well-off
  3. Consisting in money

monˈeyer noun

  1. A person who coins money legally (archaic)
  2. A capitalist (obsolete)

monˈeyless adjective

Having no money

monˈeys or monˈies plural noun (archaic and law)

  1. Sums of money
  2. Money

money bag noun

A bag for or of money

monˈeybags singular noun (informal)

A rich person

money belt noun

A belt with a pocket in it for holding money

money bill noun

A bill introduced into parliament or congress for raising revenue or otherwise dealing with money

monˈey-bound adjective

Unable to move for lack of money

money box noun

A box for collecting or saving money, usu with a slit for insertion

money broker noun

A person who carries out transactions in money for others

monˈeychanger noun

A person who exchanges one currency for another

money clip noun

A clip for holding (esp folded) banknotes together

monˈey-grubber noun

A sordid accumulator of wealth

monˈey-grubbing noun and adjective

monˈeylender noun

A professional lender of money at interest, esp an individual or small company arranging domestic loans at higher-than-commercial interest rates

monˈeylending noun

monˈeymaker noun

  1. A person who acquires wealth
  2. Anything that brings profit
  3. A person who earns money

monˈeymaking noun

The act of gaining wealth

adjective

Lucrative, profitable

monˈeyman noun

A person employed or specializing in finance

money market noun

(the dealers in) the market for short-term loans for business, etc

money of account noun

A monetary unit (not represented by current coins) used in keeping accounts

money order noun

An order for money deposited at one post office, and payable at another

monˈey-scrivener noun (old)

A person who does financial business for clients

money shot noun

(in pornography) a shot which shows a man ejaculating

money spider noun

A very small spider supposed to bring luck in money

monˈey-spinner noun

  1. Any scheme that brings in much money
  2. A successful speculator
  3. A money spider

monˈey-spinning adjective and noun

money supply noun

The amount of money available to a country's economy

monˈey's-worth noun

  1. Something as good as money
  2. Full value

monˈey-taker noun

  1. A person who receives payments of money, esp at an entrance door
  2. Someone who can be bribed

money wages plural noun

Income in relation to money paid rather than its purchasing power

monˈeywort noun

A round-leaved loosestrife, creeping Jenny

a (good) run for one's money (informal)

  1. Fierce competition
  2. Enjoyment from an activity

for my (or our) money

If I (or we) were to choose, express an opinion, etc

hard money

Coin

in the money

  1. Among the prize-winners (racing, etc)
  2. Well-off
  3. Of an option or warrant, having an intrinsic value, the market price of the underlying shares being above the stipulated price (finance)

made of money

Extremely wealthy

make money

  1. To acquire wealth
  2. To make a profit

money down

Money paid on the spot

money for jam, old rope, etc

Money obtained without effort

money talks

The wealthy have much influence

on the money (US sl)

Spot-on, exact, just right

pots of money

A large amount of money

put money into

To invest in

put money on

To place a bet on

put one's money where one's mouth is

  1. To support one's stated opinion by betting money
  2. To give practical (esp financial) rather than merely hypothetical support

ready money

  1. Money paid for a thing at the time at which it is bought
  2. Money ready for immediate payment

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