: people whose families have been rich for a long time
He comes from old money.
: of, being, or related to people whose families have been rich for a long time
an old money family/neighborhood
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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Williams will play Harold Foster, a fire station chief; Porter as Samantha Hart, an ER doctor at a Nashville hospital; and Matheson as Edward, Southern old money, and utterly ruthless.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Mar. 2023
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Noun
The series is set in 1880s New York City and depicts the real-life high society battle between old money and new money.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Williams will play Harold Foster, a fire station chief; Porter as Samantha Hart, an ER doctor at a Nashville hospital; and Matheson as Edward, Southern old money, and utterly ruthless.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Looks that celebrate vintage or heritage items are also increasingly popular—just look to newstalgia, the old money aesthetic, and the apothecary aesthetic (to name a few) for proof that this old-is-new approach to decor is having a major moment.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Mar. 2023
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“Old money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20money. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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