| waste of money | money spent for inadequate return, the senator said that the project was a waste of money |
| money laundering | concealing the source of illegally gotten money |
money cowrie
Cypraea moneta | cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa |
cashbox
money box
till | a strongbox for holding cash |
| money belt | belt with a concealed section for holding money |
savings bank
coin bank
money box bank | a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home, the coin bank was empty |
moneymaker
money-spinner
cash cow | a project that generates a continuous flow of money |
tax return
income tax return
return | document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability, his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return |
income bracket
tax bracket
income tax bracket | a category of taxpayers based on the amount of their income |
| money market | a market for short-term debt instruments |
| smart money | people who are highly experienced or who have inside information, the smart money said Truman would lose the election |
money handler
money dealer | a person who receives or invests or pays out money |
exchanger
money changer | one whose business is to exchange the money of one country for that of another country |
| angular velocity | (physics) the rate of change of the angular position of a rotating body, usually expressed in radians per second or radians per minute |
honesty
silver dollar
money plant
satin flower
satinpod
Lunaria annua | southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration |
| money | wealth reckoned in terms of money, all his money is in real estate |
pile
bundle
big bucks
megabucks
big money | a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit), she made a bundle selling real estate, they sank megabucks into their new house |
| income | the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time |
| disposable income | income (after taxes) that is available to you for saving or spending |
easy money
gravy train | income obtained with a minimum of effort |
| easy money | the economic condition in which credit is easy to secure |
| tight money | the economic condition in which credit is difficult to secure and interest rates are high |
| national income | the total value of all income in a nation (wages and profits and interest and rents and pension payments) during a given period (usually yr) |
net income
net
net profit
lucre profit
profits earnings | the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other nonash expenses) |
| personal income | the income received by a single individual |
| rental income | income received from rental properties |
unearned income
unearned revenue | (accounting) income received but not yet earned (usually considered a current liability on a company's balance sheet) |
| unearned income unearned revenue | personal income that you did not earn (e.g., dividends or interest or rent income) |
government income
government revenue | income available to the government |
tax income
taxation tax revenue
revenue | government income due to taxation |
| per capita income | the total national income divided by the number of people in the nation |
loot
booty
pillage
plunder
prize swag
dirty money | goods or money obtained illegally |
| prize money | any money given as a prize |
hearth money
Peter's pence | an annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to support the papal see |
| soft money | political contributions made in such a way as to avoid the United States regulations for federal election campaigns (as by contributions to a political action committee) |
| blood money | paid to a hired murderer |
| conscience money | payment made voluntarily to reduce guilt over dishonest dealings |
ransom
ransom money | money demanded for the return of a captured person |
| blood money | a reward for information about a murderer |
| hush money | a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret |
| blood money | compensation paid to the family of a murdered person |
punitive damages
exemplary damages
smart money | (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct) |
| income tax | a personal tax levied on annual income |
| ship money | an impost levied in England to provide money for ships for national defense |
entrance fee
admission
admission charge
admission fee
admission price
price of admission
entrance money | the fee charged for admission |
sum
sum of money
amount
amount of money | a quantity of money, he borrowed a large sum, the amount he had in cash was insufficient |
| smart money | money bet or invested by experienced gamblers or investors (especially if they have inside information) |
earnest money
arles | money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a contract |
income statement
earnings report
operating statement
profit-and-loss statement | a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period |
| seed money | capital needed to set up a new business or enterprise |