What does money mean?
Definitions for money
ˈmʌn imon·ey
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word money.
Princeton's WordNet
moneynoun
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
"we tried to collect the money he owed us"
moneynoun
wealth reckoned in terms of money
"all his money is in real estate"
moneynoun
the official currency issued by a government or national bank
"he changed his money into francs"
GCIDE
Moneynoun
Any article used as a medium of payment in financial transactions, such as checks drawn on checking accounts.
Moneynoun
(Economics) Any form of wealth which affects a person's propensity to spend, such as checking accounts or time deposits in banks, credit accounts, letters of credit, etc. Various aggregates of money in different forms are given different names, such as M-1, the total sum of all currency in circulation plus all money in demand deposit accounts (checking accounts).
Wiktionary
moneynoun
A legally or socially binding conceptual contract of entitlement to wealth, void of intrinsic value, payable for all debts and taxes, and regulated in supply.
moneynoun
A generally accepted means of exchange and measure of value.
Before colonial times cowry shells imported from Mauritius were used as money in Western Africa.
moneynoun
A currency maintained by a state or other entity which can guarantee its value (such as a monetary union).
moneynoun
Hard cash in the form of banknotes and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks, credit cards, or credit more generally.
moneynoun
The total value of liquid assets available for an individual or other economic unit, such as cash and bank deposits.
moneynoun
Wealth
He was born with money.
moneynoun
An item of value between two parties used for the exchange of goods or services.
moneynoun
A person who funds an operation.
moneynoun
Of or pertaining to money; monetary.
money supply, money market
Etymology: From moneie, moneye, from moneie, from moneta, from the name of the temple of Juno Moneta in Rome, where a mint was. Displaced native schat (from sceatt), feoh (from feoh).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Moneynoun
It has properly no plural except when money is taken for a single piece; but monies was formerly used for sums. Metal coined for the purposes of commerce.
Etymology: monnoye, French; moneta, Latin.
Importune him for monies; be not ceast
With slight denial. William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens.The jealous wittolly knave hath masses of money. William Shakespeare.
You need my help, and you say,
Shylock, we would have monies. William Shakespeare.I will give thee the worth of it in money. 1 Kings xxi. 2.
Wives the readiest helps
To betray heady husbands, rob the easy,
And lend the monies on return of lust. Ben Jonson.Money differs from uncoined silver, in that the quantity of silver in each piece of money is ascertained by the stamp it bears, which is a publick voucher. John Locke.
My discourse to the hen-peck’d has produced many correspondents; such a discourse is of general use, and every married man’s money. Joseph Addison, Spect. №. 482.
People are not obliged to receive any monies, except of their own coinage by a publick mint. Jonathan Swift.
Those hucksterers or money jobbers will be found necessary, if this brass money is made current in the exchequer. Jonathan Swift.
Wikipedia
Money
Money is any item or verifiable record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts, such as taxes, in a particular country or socio-economic context. The main functions of money are distinguished as: a medium of exchange, a unit of account, a store of value and sometimes, a standard of deferred payment. Any item or verifiable record that fulfils these functions can be considered as money. Money is historically an emergent market phenomenon establishing a commodity money, but nearly all contemporary money systems are based on fiat money. Fiat money, like any check or note of debt, is without use value as a physical commodity. It derives its value by being declared by a government to be legal tender; that is, it must be accepted as a form of payment within the boundaries of the country, for "all debts, public and private". Counterfeit money can cause good money to lose its value. The money supply of a country consists of currency (banknotes and coins) and, depending on the particular definition used, one or more types of bank money (the balances held in checking accounts, savings accounts, and other types of bank accounts). Bank money, which consists only of records (mostly computerized in modern banking), forms by far the largest part of broad money in developed countries.
ChatGPT
money
Money is a medium of exchange that is widely accepted in transactions for goods, services, and debts. It serves as a unit of account, a store of value, and a means of payment in an economy. Money can take various forms, such as cash, coins, or digital currency, and typically has a recognized value that is determined by government or market forces. It facilitates the efficient allocation of resources and enables economic transactions to occur smoothly.
Webster Dictionary
Moneynoun
a piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by the sovereign authority as a medium of exchange in financial transactions between citizens and with government; also, any number of such pieces; coin
Moneynoun
any written or stamped promise, certificate, or order, as a government note, a bank note, a certificate of deposit, etc., which is payable in standard coined money and is lawfully current in lieu of it; in a comprehensive sense, any currency usually and lawfully employed in buying and selling
Moneynoun
in general, wealth; property; as, he has much money in land, or in stocks; to make, or lose, money
Moneyverb
to supply with money
Etymology: [OE. moneie, OF. moneie, F. monnaie, fr. L. moneta. See Mint place where coin is made, Mind, and cf. Moidore, Monetary.]
Wikidata
Money
Money is any object or record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a given socio-economic context or country. The main functions of money are distinguished as: a medium of exchange; a unit of account; a store of value; and, occasionally in the past, a standard of deferred payment. Any kind of object or secure verifiable record that fulfills these functions can be considered money. Money is historically an emergent market phenomenon establishing a commodity money, but nearly all contemporary money systems are based on fiat money. Fiat money, like any check or note of debt, is without intrinsic use value as a physical commodity. It derives its value by being declared by a government to be legal tender; that is, it must be accepted as a form of payment within the boundaries of the country, for "all debts, public and private". Such laws in practice cause fiat money to acquire the value of any of the goods and services that it may be traded for within the nation that issues it. The money supply of a country consists of currency and bank money. Bank money, which consists only of records, forms by far the largest part of the money supply in developed nations.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Money
mun′i, n. coin: pieces of stamped metal used in commerce: any currency used as the equivalent of money: wealth:—pl. Mon′eys.—ns. Mon′ey-bill, a bill introduced into parliament or congress for raising revenue or otherwise dealing with money; Mon′ey-brok′er, Mon′ey-chang′er, Mon′ey-scriv′ener, a broker who deals in money or exchanges.—adj. Mon′eyed, having money: rich in money: consisting in money.—ns. Mon′eyer, Mon′ier, one who coins money: a master of a mint.—adj. Mon′eyless, having no money.—ns. Mon′ey-mak′er, a coiner of counterfeit money; Mon′ey-mak′ing, act of gaining wealth.—adj. lucrative, profitable.—ns. Mon′ey-mar′ket, the market or field for the investment of money; Mon′ey-or′der, an order for money deposited at one post-office, and payable at another; Mon′ey-spī′der, or -spin′ner, a small spider of family Attidæ, supposed to bring luck; Mon′ey's-worth, something as good as money: full value; Mon′ey-tak′er, one who receives payments of money, esp. at an entrance-door.—Hard money, coin; Pot of money, a large amount of money; Ready money, money paid for a thing at the time at which it is bought: money ready for immediate payment. [O. Fr. moneie (Fr. monnaie)—L. moneta, a mint, Moneta being a surname of Juno, in whose temple at Rome money was coined.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Money
defined by Ruskin to be "a documentary claim to wealth, and correspondent in its nature to the title-deed of an estate."
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
MONEY
Society's vindication of vulgarity.
Rap Dictionary
moneynoun
See brother, nigga.
Editors Contribution
money
A form of official currency of a specific country created and managed by a form of national unity government and the central bank of that specific country.
We all use money every day for various reasons.
Submitted by MaryC on April 14, 2020
money
A form of cash, banknotes, coin and electronic fund transfer.
Money is used daily in every form of life around the world.
Submitted by MaryC on April 15, 2020
moneynoun
0.) Computing a short period of time being inclined to a worth. 1.) Currency informed to exchange symbolic materials in order for members of a people now inhabiting land that produces a positive worth and contributing meaning in life. 2.) A current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes; coins and banknotes collectively. 3.) A wealthy person or group.
In the city of God I imagine that we will be true and faithful to each other, which is another level of money in our time.
Etymology: Belief, Faith, Time
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on October 10, 2023
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Etymology and Origins
Money
See “Mint.”
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
MONEY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Money is ranked #5421 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Money surname appeared 6,420 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Money.
84.7% or 5,443 total occurrences were White.
9.2% or 592 total occurrences were Black.
2.3% or 148 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.9% or 126 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.2% or 83 total occurrences were Asian.
0.4% or 28 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'money' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #252
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'money' in Written Corpus Frequency: #183
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'money' in Nouns Frequency: #52
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Anagrams for money »
moyen
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of money in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of money in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of money in a Sentence
Property sales last month didn't experience the slowdown we anticipated. This shows that China's real demand in housing is very strong, and some investors might have moved their money to real estate from stocks as they didn't want to risk speculating anymore.
Our government is promising so much to so many and at the same time we let the government control the value of our money and all of that would really go against the grain with our Founders -- who did not see it as the government's task to supply everything to everybody, they saw the government's task to be to protect private property and that's why they wanted limited government because they knew.
I will donate 50% of the money I earn from the match with Joshua to the tireless heroes in the fight against the coronavirus, i will give doctors, nurses and hospitals the necessary equipment to deal with this devilish virus.
There are two sorts of money that come from Russia. One is stolen money that wants to escape Russia.
If you’re taking your family on a road trip, pack up a large cooler with sandwiches and snacks and drinks for the whole family, so you don’t have to waste money on more expensive restaurants.
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Translations for money
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- аԥараAbkhaz
- geldAfrikaans
- ገንዘብAmharic
- نقود, مال, عُمْلَةٌ, نقدArabic
- гӏарацAvaric
- pulAzerbaijani
- аҡсаBashkir
- гро́шыBelarusian
- пари́Bulgarian
- অর্থ, টাকাBengali
- arc'hantBreton
- dinerCatalan, Valencian
- ахчаChechen
- penízeCzech
- arianWelsh
- møntenhed, penge, betalingsmiddel, velstand, pengemand, valuta, rede penge, pengesum, værdigenstandDanish
- Bargeld, Vermögen, Geld, ReichtumGerman
- ފައިސާDivehi
- χρήματα, λεφτά, νόμισμα, χρήμα, μετρητά, πλούτοςGreek
- monoEsperanto
- dinero, lana, pasta, real, cobres, pisto, plata, efectivoSpanish
- rahaEstonian
- diruBasque
- پولPersian
- raha, rahoittaja, rahayksikkö, käteinen, varallisuus, maksuväline, valuutta, [[käteinen]] [[raha]], käteisvaratFinnish
- gjaldoyraFaroese
- argent, liquideFrench
- jild, muntWestern Frisian
- airgead, saibhreasIrish
- airgead, airgiodScottish Gaelic
- diñeiroGalician
- પૈસોGujarati
- argidManx
- kuɗiHausa
- כסף, ממון, עושרHebrew
- माल, मुद्रा, पैसा, धनHindi
- lajanHaitian Creole
- pénz, fizetőeszközHungarian
- դրամ, կանխիկ, փողArmenian
- monetaInterlingua
- uang, duitIndonesian
- pekunioIdo
- fé, gjaldmiðill, ríkidæmi, peningurIcelandic
- soldi, moneta, palanca, valuta, conquibus, liquido, benestante, moneta di scambio, finanziatore, denaro, sverza, contante, grano, riccoItalian
- お金, 貨幣Japanese
- ფულიGeorgian
- теңге, ақша, пұлKazakh
- ប្រាក់, លុយKhmer
- ಹಣKannada
- 돈Korean
- dirav, pare, pereKurdish
- mona, arhansCornish
- акча, пулKyrgyz
- pecuniaLatin
- GeldLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ເງິນLao
- pinigai, valiuta, gryniejiLithuanian
- nauda, valūtaLatvian
- пари, готовина, валу́та, богатство, платежно средствоMacedonian
- പണംMalayalam
- мөнгөMongolian
- पैसाMarathi
- duit, wangMalay
- flusMaltese
- ငွေကြေး, ပိုက်ဆံ, ငွေBurmese
- pengerNorwegian
- मुद्राNepali
- geldDutch
- kontanter, pengerNorwegian
- béesoNavajo, Navaho
- ӕхцаOssetian, Ossetic
- ਪੈਸਾPanjabi, Punjabi
- pieniądze, gotówka, pieniądz, walutaPolish
- پيسېPashto, Pushto
- dinheiro, riquezaPortuguese
- muneida, munaidaRomansh
- banRomanian
- де́ньги, нали́чные, [[платёжный, валю́та, нал, бога́тствоRussian
- amafarangaKinyarwanda
- धनः, अर्थःSanskrit
- nòvac, pare, но̀вац, пареSerbo-Croatian
- මුදල්Sinhala, Sinhalese
- peniazeSlovak
- denarSlovene
- lacagSomali
- paraAlbanian
- valuta, kontanter, pengarSwedish
- shilingi, pesaSwahili
- பணம்Tamil
- డబ్బుTelugu
- пулTajik
- เงิน, เงินตราThai
- ገንዘብTigrinya
- pulTurkmen
- salapiTagalog
- para, nakit, zenginlik, servetTurkish
- акчаTatar
- پۇلUyghur, Uighur
- гро́шіUkrainian
- مال, پیساUrdu
- pul, aqchaUzbek
- tiềnVietnamese
- kopparWolof
- געלטYiddish
- owóYoruba
- 钱Chinese
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