amount
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a quantity of money
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money paid to someone to allow a person close to them to be used or harmed in some way
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the money that someone gives back to you when you give more money than it costs to buy something
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an amount of money or something else of value that you give in order to achieve something or to help make it successful
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an amount of money that you have a right to, for example money that you can use to pay part of your tax bill
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an amount of money that is paid from a fund (=an amount of money available for a particular purpose)
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the total amount of money collected from people who see a sports event or other entertainment
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a situation where people who work for a company agree to accept less pay or fewer advantages, in return for better pay or advantages at a later time
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money that you use to pay for things that you need, but which you can get back from the person or organization that is responsible for paying
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money that someone regularly receives but does not work for, for example from money that was invested
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the total amount of money that a business or organization receives in a particular period of time
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money that was yours that you get again, especially because you have paid too much for something or have decided you do not want it
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money that someone receives for finding and returning something or for helping the police
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an amount of money that an organization, business, or political party uses for illegal purposes
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money that you spend on things that you want, not on things such as food and bills
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money that is provided to a person or organization in order to help them to do their work or to achieve a particular goal
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an amount of money or goods that is left because a country or business has more than it needs
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all the money or valuable objects that belongs to an organization, a government, a company, etc.
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money that a political party or a business has available to spend on something such as an election campaign or a business deal
an amount of money that has been offered as a reward for catching or killing someone
money paid to someone for committing a crime
money that you get without working hard. This expression sometimes shows that you think the money is obtained dishonestly.
all of an amount of money
all the money that you have left
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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