waste of money | money spent for inadequate return, the senator said that the project was a waste of money |
retention keeping holding | the act of retaining something |
guardianship keeping safekeeping | the responsibility of a guardian or keeper, he left his car in my keeping |
money laundering | concealing the source of illegally gotten money |
stocking | the activity of supplying a stock of something, he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout |
keeping | conformity or harmony, his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion |
money cowrie Cypraea moneta | cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa |
athletic sock sweat sock varsity sock | a sock worn for athletic events |
body stocking | a one-piece tight-fitting undergarment for women that covers the torso (and may have sleeves and legs) |
cashbox money box till | a strongbox for holding cash |
Christmas stocking | a stocking that is filled with small Christmas presents |
money belt | belt with a concealed section for holding money |
nylons nylon stocking rayons rayon stocking silk stocking | women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk) |
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 |
ski cap stocking cap toboggan cap | a close-fitting woolen cap, often has a tapering tail with a tassel |
sock | hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot, worn inside the shoe, reaches to between the ankle and the knee |
stocking | close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg, come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural) |
support hose support stocking | elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins) |
moneymaker money-spinner cash cow | a project that generates a continuous flow of money |
pension plan pension account retirement plan retirement savings plan retirement savings account retirement account retirement program | a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement |
employee savings plan | a plan that allows employees to contribute to an investment pool managed the employer |
windsock wind sock sock air sock air-sleeve wind sleeve wind cone drogue | a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast, used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind |
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 |
savings and loan savings and loan association | a thrift institution that is required by law to make a certain percentage of its loans as home mortgages |
savings bank | a thrift institution in the northeastern United States, since deregulation in the s they offer services competitive with many commercial banks |
mutual savings bank MSB | a statehartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees |
federal savings bank FSB | a federally chartered savings bank |
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 |
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 |
stocking filler stocking stuffer | a small Christmas present included in the Christmas stocking |
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) |
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 |