money

  noun, often attributive
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mon·ey | \ ˈmə-nē  \
plural  moneys  or  monies\ ˈmə-nēz  \
Essential Meaning of money
1: something (such as coins or bills) used as a way to pay for goods
and services and to pay people for their workDinner cost a lot
of money last night. = We were charged a lot of money for dinner last
night.a sum of moneySee More Examples
2: a person's wealth : the money that a person hasHe made
his money in the insurance business.He lost his money on foolish
investments. = He threw all his money away on foolish investments. See
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3formal  : amounts of moneyMost of the project is being paid for by

federal monies.All monies received will be deposited in a special
account.

Full Definition of money

 (Entry 1 of 2)
1: something generally accepted as a medium of exchange, a
measure of value, or a means of payment: such as
a: officially coined or stamped metal currencynewly minted money
b: MONEY OF ACCOUNT
c: PAPER MONEYhanded the bank teller a wad of money
2a: wealth reckoned in terms of moneymade her money in the
insurance business
b: an amount of moneyraised the money for a new library
cmoneys  or  monies  plural : sums of money : FUNDSthe collection of
tax monies
3: a form or denomination of coin or paper moneywanted
his money in $10 bills
4a: the first, second, and third place winners (as in a horse or dog
race) —usually used in the phrases in the money or out of the money
b: prize moneyhis horse took third money
5a: persons or interests possessing or controlling great
wealthpoliticians at the beck and call of money