| 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 |
home appliance
household appliance | an appliance that does a particular job in the home |
| 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 |
white goods
household linen | drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth |
moneymaker
money-spinner
cash cow | a project that generates a continuous flow of money |
home economics
home ec
domestic science
household arts | theory and practice of homemaking |
| money market | a market for short-term debt instruments |
family household
house home
menage | a social unit living together, he moved his family to Virginia, It was a good Christian household, I waited until the whole house was asleep, the teacher asked how many people made up his home |
| 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 |
| head of household | the head of a household or family or tribe |
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) |
| 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 |
| seed money | capital needed to set up a new business or enterprise |
| money supply | the total stock of money in the economy, currency held by the public plus money in accounts in banks |
| cheap money | credit available at low rates of interest |
money order
postal order | a written order for the payment of a sum to a named individual, obtainable and payable at a post office |
| money | the most common medium of exchange, functions as legal tender, we tried to collect the money he owed us |
| money | the official currency issued by a government or national bank, he changed his money into francs |
| token money | coins of regular issue whose face value is greater than their intrinsic value |
paper money
folding money
paper currency | currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie |
coinage
mintage
specie
metal money | coins collectively |
| Maundy money | specially minted silver coins that are distributed by the British sovereign on Maundy Thursday |
| fiat money | money that the government declares to be legal tender although it cannot be converted into standard specie |
pocket money
pin money
spending money | cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses |