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money

mo·ney

UK/ˈmʌn.i/ US/ˈmʌn.i/ very common slang us

noun

1.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

  • “we tried to collect the money he owed us”
2.

wealth reckoned in terms of money

  • “all his money is in real estate”
3.

the official currency issued by a government or national bank

  • “he changed his money into francs”

Origin

From Middle English moneye, moneie, money, borrowed from Anglo-Norman muneie (“money”), from Latin monēta (“money, a place for coining money, coin, mint”), from the name of the temple of Juno Moneta in Rome, where a mint was.

Phrases

  • money box
  • safe deposit box
  • unit of measure

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