■ noun a medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes.
↘( ~s or monies ) formal sums of ~.
↘wealth or financial gain.
↘payment for work.
Phrases
be in the ~ informal have or win a lot of ~.
for my ~ informal in my opinion.
~ for old rope (or for jam ) Brit. informal ~ or reward earned for little or no effort.
on the ~ N. Amer. informal accurate; correct.
put one's ~ where one's mouth is informal take action to support a statement.
Derivatives
~less adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. moneie , from L. moneta 'mint, ~', orig. a title of the goddess Juno, in whose temple in Rome ~ was minted.