I. ˈmə-nē noun
( plural moneys or mon·ies ˈmə-nēz)
Usage: often attributive
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
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- for one's money
- on the money
II. adjective
Date: circa 1934
: involving or reliable in a crucial situation
a money player
a money pitch