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/ˈmʌni/- what you earn, save, invest and use to pay for things. Money can be kept in a bank, where it can earn interest. If you have a bank account, you can pay for things with a check
No, I can’t come – I don’t have any money.
make/earn money:The business has made more money this year.
spend money (on something):We’ve spent a lot of money on this house.
cost (someone) money:It would have cost us a lot of money to cancel the event.
borrow money:I have had to borrow money from my family.
save money (=avoid spending money):You can save money by taking your own lunch.
save money (=put money somewhere so that you can spend it later):They’re trying to save money so that they can go to Florida this winter.
money coming in (=money being earned and available to spend):He had no job so there was no money coming in.
have money on you (=have money in your pocket, etc.):Have you got any money on you?
lose money (=earn less money than you spend):The industry is losing money and the government wants to sell it.
birthday money (=money received as a birthday present):I’m going to spend my birthday money on some new clothes.
raise money (=collect money for a particular purpose):Her bike ride will help raise money for charity.
phrases
be in the money
informalbe right on the money
informalthe best (something) that money can buy
informaldirty money
informalfor my money
spokenget your money’s worth
have money to burn
have more money than sense
spokensomeone isn’t made of money
spokenmoney for old rope
British informalmoney is no object
informalmoney talks
informalmy money’s on someone/something
spokenput money on something
informalput your money where your mouth is
informalspend money like there was no tomorrow
informalthrow your money around
informalyou pays your money and you takes your chance/choice
informal
- Everybody wants their piece of the pie.
- The rent takes a large bite out of their income.
- My car insurance premium swallowed my whole tax refund.
- This ate into our savings.
- The richest nations gobble up/devour the world’s resources.
- The company was starved of investment capital.
- We have to make do with scraps from their table.
- The government has poured money into education.
- He spends money like water.
- This is a highly liquid form of investment.
- I liquidated my entire portfolio of shares.
- The museum needs at least £1 million to stay afloat.
- We need to improve our cash flow.
- What will happen when the money dries up?
- This government is throwing money down the drain.
- The company has announced a wage freeze.
- This war is draining the country’s resources.
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