Money (Noun)
Meaning 1
Wealth reckoned in terms of money; "all his money is in real estate".
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Hyponyms
Meaning 2
The most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; "we tried to collect the money he owed us".
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- I lent him some money to help him pay his rent.
- The store only accepts cash money, no credit cards.
- She spent all the money her parents had given her on a new phone.
- We tried to collect the money he owed us, but he kept putting it off.
- He made a lot of money by investing in the stock market.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Gelt
- Lettuce
- Scratch
- Sugar
- Subsidisation
- Bread
- Simoleons
- Moolah
- Pelf
- Dinero
- Dough
- Monetary Fund
- Lolly
- Lucre
- Loot
- Wampum
- Cabbage
- Shekels
- Clams
- Kale
Related Words
Meaning 3
The official currency issued by a government or national bank; "he changed his money into francs".
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- She exchanged her money for euros at the airport before heading to her destination.
- The traveler's money was stolen from his backpack while he was sightseeing.
- He changed his money into yen before arriving in Japan.
- The country's money is pegged to the US dollar to maintain economic stability.
- The tourists had to convert their money into local currency to pay for their hotel rooms.