money
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
How often you will meet it
Rank 288 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 74,428 times across 191,579 chapters — 0.035% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender we tried to collect the money he owed us
- wealth reckoned in terms of money all his money is in real estate
- the official currency issued by a government or national bank he changed his money into francs
money in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Only he could not bolt--he could not get a moment to himself for love or money.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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The woman began to cry and said, "You intend to kill us to get our money."
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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There isn’t one of them that’s not hard up and trying to get money out of her.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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Gloria's thought of the two as the composite guardian of her important young peace and happiness--as well as money.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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The next day she had another interview with the grand prior, to whom she handed over her jewels and remaining money.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1