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 |
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 |
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 |
ready cash cold cash ready money | money in the form of cash that is readily available, his wife was always a good source of ready cash, he paid cold cash for the TV set |
silver spoon old money | the inherited wealth of established upperlass families, he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, she is the daughter of old money from Massachusetts |
for love or money for anything for any price for all the world | under any circumstances, she wouldn't give up her pets for love or money |