Blood money () Money paid to the next of kin of a person who has been killed by another. |
Blood money () Money obtained as the price, or at the cost, of another's life |
Match (n.) Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time |
Match (v.) A person or thing equal or similar to another |
Match (v.) A bringing together of two parties suited to one another, as for a union, a trial of skill or force, a contest, or the like |
Match (v.) A contest to try strength or skill, or to determine superiority |
Match (v.) A matrimonial union |
Match (v.) An agreement, compact, etc. |
Match (v.) A candidate for matrimony |
Match (v.) Equality of conditions in contest or competition. |
Match (v.) Suitable combination or bringing together |
Match (v.) A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly imbedded when a mold is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mold. |
Match (v. t.) To be a mate or match for |
Match (v. t.) To furnish with its match |
Match (v. t.) To oppose as equal |
Match (v. t.) To make or procure the equal of, or that which is exactly similar to, or corresponds with |
Match (v. t.) To make equal, proportionate, or suitable |
Match (v. t.) To marry |
Match (v. t.) To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together |
Match (v. i.) To be united in marriage |
Match (v. i.) To be of equal, or similar, size, figure, color, or quality |
Match-cloth (n.) A coarse cloth. |
Match-coat (n.) A coat made of match-cloth. |
Money (n.) A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by the sovereign authority as a medium of exchange in financial transactions between citizens and with government |
Money (n.) Any written or stamped promise, certificate, or order, as a government note, a bank note, a certificate of deposit, etc., which is payable in standard coined money and is lawfully current in lieu of it |
Money (n.) In general, wealth |
Money (v. t.) To supply with money. |
Money-maker (n.) One who coins or prints money |
Money-maker (n.) One who accumulates money or wealth |
Money-making (n.) The act or process of making money |
Money-making (a.) Affording profitable returns |
Money-making (a.) Sussessful in gaining money, and devoted to that aim |
match-up matchup | the pairing of people or things as for comparison or competition, it was a good match-up but the home team won, we need a matchup of the best teachers with the neediest schools |
match play | golf scoring by holes won |
waste of money | money spent for inadequate return, the senator said that the project was a waste of money |
love match | a marriage for love's sake, not an arranged marriage |
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 |
kitchen match | a wooden friction match that will light on any granular surface, useful to light wood or gas stoves |
match lucifer friction match | lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical, ignites with friction, he always carries matches to light his pipe, as long you've a lucifer to light your fag |
match mate | an exact duplicate, when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook |
match | a burning piece of wood or cardboard, if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode |
match plane tonguing and grooving plane | a plane having cutters designed to make the tongues and grooves on the edges of matchboards |
money belt | belt with a concealed section for holding money |
safety match book matches | a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface |
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 |
slow match | match or fuse made to burn slowly and evenly |
match | something that resembles or harmonizes with, that tie makes a good match with your jacket |
moneymaker money-spinner cash cow | a project that generates a continuous flow of money |
boxing match | a match between boxers, usually held in a boxing ring |
chess match | a match between chess players |
cricket match | a match between two cricket teams |
match | a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete |
tennis match | a match between tennis players |
test match match game matched game | an international championship match |
wrestling match | a match between wrestlers |
sparring match | a practice or exhibition boxing match |
couple mates match | a pair of people who live together, a married couple from Chicago |
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 |
peer equal match compeer | a person who is of equal standing with another in a group |
catch match | a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect |
exchanger money changer | one whose business is to exchange the money of one country for that of another country |
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 |
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 |
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) |