Meaning of money In English

• 0 coins or notes (= special pieces of paper) that are used to buy things, or an amount of these that a person has:

  • "How much money do you have on you?" "€100 in notes and a few coins."

  • We invested the money in a high-interest bank account.

  • I wanted to buy it but it cost too much money (= was too expensive).

  • We spent so much money redecorating the house that we didn't have any left over for a holiday.

  • You'll have to change some money (= buy some foreign money) at the bank.

  • How much money do you earn?

  • He enjoyed acting but he wasn't making (= earning) much money.

  • Her investments haven't made (= produced as profit) much money this year.

  • They made their money (= became rich) in the fashion business.

  • He tried to persuade me to put money into the company (= invest in the company).

  • The school needs to raise (= collect) money for new playground equipment.

  • Try to save (= keep) some money for your holiday.

  • We're saving (= not spending as much) money by using volunteers.

  • I didn't like the job, but the money (= amount of pay) was good.

  • Money is tight/short (= we don't have much money) at the moment.

  • I had some very expensive dental treatment recently, but it was money well spent - it'll save me problems in the future.

  • There's money in sport these days.

  • If you help us, there's money in it for you.

• 1 the coins or bills with their value on them that are used to buy things, or the total amount of these that someone has:

  • I need a dollar – have you got any money on you?

  • There’s not much money in our savings account.

  • We spent a lot of money redecorating the house.

  • I save money on groceries by using coupons.

  • He makes a lot of money as a contractor.

  • The job wasn’t exciting, but the money (= amount of pay) was good.

• 2 the value of what a person or organization owns, keeps in a bank, has in investments, or spends:

  • His estate is worth a lot of money.

  • She makes more money than he does.

  • Publishers earn money from their content.

  • lose/spend/waste money We waste money on plants and decorations that we could be spending on salaries.

  • borrow/lend/save money Lending money is a way to ensure that you get a say in how the borrower runs his business.

  • pour/pump/put money into sth Pumping more money into the company isn't going to make customers want the product.

  • donate/invest/raise money Donate money now to make a difference in your community.

• 3 the coins or paper currency which can be used to buy things:

  • He used to keep his money under the mattress.

  • Patrons threw money into the fountain.

• 4 different amounts of money taken together:

  • He made a mistake by mixing clients' monies with the monies from his construction company.

• 5 options (= agreements to buy or sell particular shares, etc. in the future) are at the money when they could be used to buy or sell shares without making a profit or a loss:

  • The options sold at the money.

• 6 options are in the money when they could be used to buy or sell shares for a profit:

  • In traditional stock option plans, unless options are in the money, they are not exercised.

  • It's not just the oil companies that are in the money: high oil prices boost government revenue.

• 7 options are out of the money when they would make a loss if they were used to buy or sell shares:

  • With the shares currently trading at $50.53, however, these calls are out of the money.

• 8 to earn a lot of money from a job or an investment:

  • Making money is the only reason I work on Wall Street.

• 9 to waste money:

  • In propping up these industries, is the government throwing taxpayers' money down the drain?

• 10 to make or lose a lot of money very quickly:

  • Like many Internet companies, they lost money hand over fist at first.

• 11 used to say that someone strongly believes that a particular thing is likely to happen or a particular person is likely to be the one to do something:

  • My money is on the bond markets getting it right.

• 12 used to say that people who know a lot about a situation strongly believe that a particular thing is likely to happen or a particular person is likely to be the one to do something:

  • One airline has already filed for bankruptcy protection, and the smart money is on others joining them soon.

• 13 used to say that money influences people, or that people with money tend to be listened to:

  • Money talks in politics.

• 14 used to say that an activity will produce a profit:

  • There's a lot of money in electronics.

  • If you take this car to Texas, there's money in it for you.