n.
Pronunciation: ' m ə -n ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural moneys or mon · ies \ ' m ə -n ē z \
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Middle English moneye, from Anglo-French moneie, from Latin moneta mint, money ― more at MINT
Date: 14th century
1 : something generally accepted as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment: as a : officially coined or stamped metal currency b : MONEY OF ACCOUNT c : PAPER MONEY
2 a : wealth reckoned in terms of money b : an amount of money c plural : sums of money : FUNDS
3 : a form or denomination of coin or paper money
4 a : the first, second, and third place winners (as in a horse or dog race) ― usually used in the phrases in the money or out of the money b : prize money <his horse took third money >
5 a : persons or interests possessing or controlling great wealth b : a position of wealth <born into money >
– for one's money : according to one's preference or opinion
– on the money : exactly right or accurate <her intuition was right on the money >
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