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as in cash
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
are you sure you have enough money to buy all that?
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as in fat cat
a wealthy person
she had always planned to marry money
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Recent Examples of money
Their goal was to raise money to help Palisades businesses return home.
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Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
For many children, their first access to money is through an allowance.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
Because leaving money at the Fed is completely safe and liquid, banks should not lend out funds at rates much below the rate paid on reserves, so that rate should set a floor for market rates.
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Bill English,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Simply press a few buttons and these handy devices will set your home's temperature, automatically adjusting throughout the day, keeping things cool while saving money, all without another thought.
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Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for money
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
For many children, their first access to money is through an allowance.
—
ABC News,
30 June 2026
Because leaving money at the Fed is completely safe and liquid, banks should not lend out funds at rates much below the rate paid on reserves, so that rate should set a floor for market rates.
—
Bill English,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Simply press a few buttons and these handy devices will set your home's temperature, automatically adjusting throughout the day, keeping things cool while saving money, all without another thought.
—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for money
Recent Examples of Synonyms for money
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One of several bags of cash found inside the home of Mario Rocha during an FBI search of his residence in August 2025, as seen in a photograph contained in a court document.
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But SpaceX is burning cash on its AI businesses, and investors are making a bet that the company will be able to reach profitability in the future.
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Venture capitalist Tim Draper, responding in writing, framed it the same way — a restrictive regulatory regime had pushed this activity abroad, and a friendlier one is now drawing it back.
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Supporters included venture capitalists like Marc Andreessen, LinkedIn founder Reed Hoffman and Laurene Powell Jobs, the Apple founder’s widow.
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In his apartment officers found black and gray clothing Fleming wore during the robberies as well as a black duffel bag, a gun belt with a holster, a large sum of cash still wrapped in bank currency bands, and multiple guns.
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Even before the war started, Iran’s economy was in dismal shape with the crash of the currency and soaring inflation.
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French and Ukrainian media reported that a Ukrainian magnate and his family were those injured.
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Jolie balked at the term and struck a $64 million deal with the billionaire alcohol magnate, Yuri Shefler.
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That’s not to mention an upcoming summer of local and national festivities that promises fireworks, parades, bands, speeches, prizes, and commemorative everything, from postage stamps and coins to musical compositions.
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Now, the new Heritage Coin collection takes the original coin watch to all new heights – but exclusive ones.
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In Girard’s household, at least three women would have mended his silk stockings and other clothes.
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Bjork, however, went all-in on the look, posing on the cover of Vogue Scandinavia in the blurred tulle Margiela gown with a merkin wig, fashioned from real human hair and painstakingly embroidered to the crotch of an underlaid silk stocking bodysuit.
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So with a few exceptions, oil changes at Rohrman Automotive Group dealers are fifty bucks, for full synthetic oil up to seven quarts.
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These travelers aren't interested in roughing it to save a few bucks either.
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His fat cat industrialist Zsa-Zsa Korda is no underground rebel.
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The fat cats in Congress who’ve been making a killing on Wall Street were none too pleased.
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“Money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/money. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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