MONEY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does money mean? 

• MONEY (noun)
  The noun MONEY has 3 senses:

1. the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

2. wealth reckoned in terms of money

3. the official currency issued by a government or national bank

  Familiarity information: MONEY used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MONEY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Context example:

we tried to collect the money he owed us

Hypernyms ("money" is a kind of...):

medium of exchange; monetary system (anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "money"):

appropriation (money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose)

fund; monetary fund (a reserve of money set aside for some purpose)

boodle; bread; cabbage; clams; dinero; dough; gelt; kale; lettuce; lolly; loot; lucre; moolah; pelf; scratch; shekels; simoleons; sugar; wampum (informal terms for money)

shinplaster (paper money of little value issued on insufficient security)

subsidisation; subsidization (money (or other benefits) obtained as a subsidy)

token money (coins of regular issue whose face value is greater than their intrinsic value)

Holonyms ("money" is a part of...):

money supply (the total stock of money in the economy; currency held by the public plus money in accounts in banks)

Derivation:

monetary (relating to or involving money)

moneyer (a skilled worker who coins or stamps money)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Wealth reckoned in terms of money

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Context example:

all his money is in real estate

Hypernyms ("money" is a kind of...):

wealth (property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "money"):

big bucks; big money; bundle; megabucks; pile (a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit))

Sense 3

Meaning:

The official currency issued by a government or national bank

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Context example:

he changed his money into francs

Hypernyms ("money" is a kind of...):

currency (the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "money"):

sterling (British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK)

Derivation:

monetary (relating to or involving money)

moneyer (a skilled worker who coins or stamps money)

 Context examples 

We would for the poor fishermen's, to be sure, and we'd help 'em with money when they come to any hurt.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

A coded value specifying the kind of money and resources that are being used to fund the activity.

(Funding Type Code, NCI Thesaurus)

Source of money used to acquire the product.

(Funding Source for Product, NCI Thesaurus)

A question about whether an individual is able to handle their money.

(Handle Your Money, NCI Thesaurus)

"Correct," Scott answered, passing the money over to him.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

They also waste money, and they might keep you from getting the treatment you really need.

(Health Fraud, Food and Drug Administration)

A gain or recurrent benefit during a period of time, usually measured in money that derives from capital or labor.

(Income, NCI Thesaurus)

A sum of money or other resources set aside for a specific purpose.

(Funding, NCI Thesaurus)

Buck saw money pass between them, and was not surprised when Curly, a good-natured Newfoundland, and he were led away by the little weazened man.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

That could save money, time and lives.

(The Dog's Nose Knows Malaria, Kevin Enochs/VOA)