gresham's law
(Gresham's Law)
Princeton's WordNet
(economics) the principle that when two kinds of money having the same denominational value are in circulation the intrinsically more valuable money will be hoarded and the money of lower intrinsic value will circulate more freely until the intrinsically more valuable money is driven out of circulation; bad money drives out good; credited to Sir Thomas Gresham
|
advance
Webster Dictionary
a furnishing of something before an equivalent is received (as money or goods), towards a capital or stock, or on loan; payment beforehand; the money or goods thus furnished; money or value supplied beforehand
|
blood money
Webster Dictionary
money..btained as the price, or at the cost, of another's life; -- said of a reward for supporting a capital charge, of money obtained for betraying a fugitive or for committing murder, or of money obtained from the sale of that which will destroy the purchaser
|
investment
Webster Dictionary
the laying out of money in the purchase of some species of property; the amount of money invested, or that in which money is invested
|
teller
Webster Dictionary
an officer of a bank who receives and counts over money paid in, and pays money out on checks
|
money
Webster Dictionary
in general, wealth; property; as, he has much money in land, or in stocks; to make, or lose, money
|
resource
(ˈri sɔrs, -soʊrs, -zɔrs, -zoʊrs; rɪˈsɔrs, -ˈsoʊrs, -ˈzɔrs, -ˈzoʊrs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Usu., resources. money, or any property that can be converted into money; assets.
|
stringent
(ˈstrɪn dʒənt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(of the money market) making little money available for loans or investments.
|
finance
(ɪˈnæns, ˈfaɪ næns)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to supply with money or capital; obtain money or credit for.
|
sum
Webster Dictionary
a quantity of money or currency; any amount, indefinitely; as, a sum of money; a small sum, or a large sum
|
money-maker
Webster Dictionary
one who accumulates money or wealth; specifically, one who makes money-getting his governing motive
|
strike
Webster Dictionary
the extortion of money, or the attempt to extort money, by threat of injury; blackmailing
|
boodle
Webster Dictionary
money..iven in payment for votes or political influence; bribe money; swag
|
advance
Webster Dictionary
to furnish, as money or other value, before it becomes due, or in aid of an enterprise; to supply beforehand; as, a merchant advances money on a contract or on goods consigned to him
|
imprest
Webster Dictionary
a kind of earnest money; loan; -- specifically, money advanced for some public service, as in enlistment
|
capitalist
Webster Dictionary
one who has capital; one who has money for investment, or money invested; esp. a person of large property, which is employed in business
|
prest
Webster Dictionary
a duty in money formerly paid by the sheriff on his account in the exchequer, or for money left or remaining in his hands
|
invest
Webster Dictionary
to lay out (money or capital) in business with the /iew of obtaining an income or profit; as, to invest money in bank stock
|
bleed
Webster Dictionary
to pay or lose money; to have money drawn or extorted; as, to bleed freely for a cause
|
monetize
Webster Dictionary
to convert into money; to adopt as current money; as, to monetize silver
|
monetization
Webster Dictionary
the act or process of converting into money, or of adopting as money; as, the monetization of silver
|
cash
Webster Dictionary
ready money; especially, coin or specie; but also applied to bank notes, drafts, bonds, or any paper easily convertible into money
|
blackmail
Webster Dictionary
payment of money exacted by means of intimidation; also, extortion of money from a person by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure
|
usurer
Webster Dictionary
one who lends money and takes interest for it; a money lender
|
scutage
Webster Dictionary
shield money; commutation of service for a sum of money. See Escuage
|
money-making
Webster Dictionary
sussessful in gaining money, and devoted to that aim; as, a money-making man
|
interest
(ˈɪn tər ɪst, -trɪst)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a sum paid or charged for the use of money or for borrowing money.
|
touch
(ʌtʃ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Slang. to apply to for money, or succeed in getting money from:
|
fine
Webster Dictionary
a sum of money paid as the settlement of a claim, or by way of terminating a matter in dispute; especially, a payment of money imposed upon a party as a punishment for an offense; a mulct
|
pump
Webster Dictionary
figuratively, to draw out or obtain, as secrets or money, by persistent questioning or plying; to question or ply persistently in order to elicit something, as information, money, etc
|
| Search from any page on the Web with Abbreviations.com AutoSearch. It's free! |
