MONEY

I. noun (plural ~s or monies) Usage: often attributive see: mint Date: 14th century something generally accepted as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment: as, officially coined or stamped metal currency, ~ of account , paper ~ , 2. wealth reckoned in terms of ~, an amount of ~, sums of ~ ; funds, a form or denomination of coin or paper ~, 4. the first, second, and third place winners (as in a horse or dog race), prize ~ , 5. persons or interests possessing or controlling great wealth, a position of wealth , II. adjective Date: circa 1934 involving or reliable in a crucial situation