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 |
Received Pronunciation | the approved pronunciation of British English, originally based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted elsewhere in Britain), until recently it was the pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting |
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 |
received | widely accepted as true or worthy, a received moral idea, Received political wisdom says not, surveys show otherwise- Economist |
standard received | conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers, standard English (American), received standard English is sometimes called the King's English (British) |