money
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mon·ey /ˈmʌni/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [uncountable] 1 MONEYwhat you earn by working and can use to buy things. Money can be in the form of notes and coins or cheques, and can be kept in a bank 钱 Don’t spend all your money on the first day of your holiday! 别在度假的第一天就把钱都花完了！ The repairs will cost quite a lot of money. 修理要花一大笔钱。2 PECMONEYmoney in the form of coins or notes that you can carry around with you 〔携带的〕钱，钱币 SYN cash You’ll find some money in my purse. 你会在我的钱包里找到点钱。 I didn’t have any money on me (=I was not carrying any money). 我身上没有带钱。Swiss/Japanese/Turkish etc money Don’t forget to get some Swiss money before you leave. 你走之前别忘了弄点瑞士法郎。 We can change some money at the airport (=change it into the money of another country). 我们可以在机场换点钱。3 someone’s wealth, including all the property and other things they own 资产；财产；财富 The family made their money in the woollen trade. 这家人是做毛纺生意赚的钱。 He had lost all his money gambling. 他赌博输掉了所有的钱。4 the money informal the amount of money that you earn for doing a job 工钱，薪水，工资 It sounds quite an interesting job, but I don’t know what the money’s like yet. 这份工作听起来很有意思，但我还不知道工资怎样。 You have to work long hours and the money’s terrible! 你得工作很长时间，而钱却少得可怜！5 pay good money for something spokenSPEND MONEY to spend a lot of money on something 为某事物花大笔的钱 Don’t let the children jump around on the sofa. I paid good money for that. 不要让孩子们在沙发上跳来跳去，我可是花了大价钱买的。6 put/pump/pour money into something to give money to a company or business so that it will become successful and you will earn money from it in the future 把钱投入某事物，投资于某事物 No one’s going to put money into the company while the market is so unstable. 市场这么不稳定，没人会把钱投到这家公司的。7 there’s money (to be made) in something spokenBBBF used to say that you can earn a lot of money from doing a particular job or type of business 在某事物中有钱可赚，在某事物中有利可图 There’s a lot of money in sport these days. 现在搞体育很来钱。 Teaching can be very rewarding, but there’s no money in it. 教书很有意义，但是赚不到钱。8. I’m not made of money spokenRICH used to say that you cannot afford something when someone asks you to pay for it. 我没那么有钱9 have money to burn RICHto have more money than you need, so that you spend it on unnecessary things 钱多得烫手，有用不完的钱 Unless you’ve got money to burn, these expensive guitars are probably not for you. 除非你钱多得烫手，否则这些昂贵的吉他可能不是你该买的。10 get your money’s worth CHEAPto get something worth the price that you paid 让你的钱花得值 At that price, you want to make sure you get your money’s worth. 价钱那么贵，你要确保自己的钱花得值。11. be in the money informalRICH to have a lot of money suddenly, or when you did not expect to 突然发财，发横财12. money is no object informalSPEND MONEY used to say that someone can spend as much money as they want to on something 钱不成问题13 for my money spokenSAY/STATE used when giving your opinion about something to emphasize that you believe it strongly 依我看〔用于强调对自己的观点非常有把握〕 For my money, he’s one of the best TV comedians ever. 依我看，他绝对是史上最好的电视喜演员之一。14. put (your) money on something to risk money on the result of a race or competition 在某事物上下注15. I’d put (my) money on something spoken used to say that you feel sure that something will happen 我敢对某事物打赌；我对某事物深信不疑16. my money’s on somebody/something (also the smart money’s on somebody/something) spokenGUESS used to say that you feel sure someone will win a race or competition, or that something will happen 我打赌某人/某事会…17. money for old rope British English spokenEARN money that you earn very easily by doing a job that is not difficult 很容易赚的钱18. put your money where your mouth is informalBELIEVE to show by your actions that you really believe what you say 用行动证明自己的话19. money talks spokenPOWER used to say that people with money have power and can get what they want 有钱能使鬼推磨，金钱万能20 be (right) on the money American English spokenPERFECT to be completely correct or right 完全正确21. marry (into) money RICHto marry someone whose family is rich 和富家子弟结婚 → monies, blood money, hush money, → give somebody a (good) run for their money at run2(12), → have a (good) run for your money at run2(13), → throw money at something at throw1(19) COLLOCATIONSverbshave money 有钱I didn’t have enough money to pay for it. 我没那么多钱买这个。make/earn money 挣钱She makes a little money by babysitting. 她帮人照看小孩挣点钱。spend money (on something) （在某事物上）花钱More money should be spent on training. 应该在培训上增加经费。cost money/cost a lot of money 花费钱/花费很多钱Good food doesn’t have to cost a lot of money. 好的食物不一定要花很多钱。save money (=use less money) 攒钱，省钱Companies fired workers to save money. 各家公司都解雇员工以节省开支。make money (=make a profit) 获利，赚钱The farm was beginning to make money at last. 农场终于开始赚钱了。lose money (=not make a profit, so that you then have less money) 亏损，赔钱nThe movie didn’t attract audiences and lost money for the studio.pay money (for something) （为某事物）付款nHas he paid the money he owes you?lend somebody money 借钱给某人nMy dad lent me money to buy a car.borrow money 借钱nThey arranged to borrow money from the bank to buy a house.owe somebody money 欠某人钱nHe owes me money.waste money (on something) （在某事物上）浪费钱nDon’t waste your money on a computer that doesn’t have enough memory.raise money (=do something to get money for a charity, school etc) 筹款nThe Christmas fair raises money for the school.nsave up moneyShe had saved up enough money to buy a car.give somebody their money back (also refund somebody’s money) (=give money back to a customer) 退款给某人nWe regret that we are unable to refund money on tickets.money goes on something (=is spent on something) 钱花在某事物上nAll the money went on doctor’s bills.money comes in (=is earned and received) 钱到手，收到钱nRob wasn’t working for a while, so we had less money coming in.nmoney comes from something (=used to say how someone makes their money)All of Dawson’s money came from drugs.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + moneygood money (=a lot of money) 大笔的钱Preston earns good money as a lawyer. 普雷斯顿是律师，挣钱很多。big money informal (=a very large amount of money) 大钱Basketball players make big money. 篮球运动员挣钱很多。easy money (=money that you earn easily) 来得容易的钱For many, selling drugs seems like easy money. 对许多人来说，贩卖毒品似乎很容易来钱。spending money (=an amount of money that you can spend on anything you want) 零花钱，零用钱nWe had £500 spending money saved for our holiday.pocket money/spending money British English (=a small amount of money that parents regularly give their children) 〔家长给孩子的〕零花钱，零用钱nHow much pocket money do you get?government/taxpayers’/public money 政府资金/纳税人的钱/公共资金More taxpayer’s money should be spent on the railways. 应该在培训上增加经费。phrasesa sum of money (also an amount of money) 一笔钱£10,000 seemed a huge sum of money to me. 一万英镑对我来说是笔巨款。be a waste of money 浪费钱Fancy clothes for a baby are a waste of money. 给婴儿买昂贵的衣服是浪费钱。be value for money British English (=used when saying that something is worth the amount of money you pay for it) 物有所值The holiday was excellent value for money. 这次度假真是物超所值。COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘gain money’. Say make money. 不要说 ‘gain money’. 而要说 make money. THESAURUSmoney what you use to buy things, in the form of notes or coins 钱，钱币He spent all his money on computer equipment. 他把钱都花在购买电脑设备上了。cash money in the form of coins and notes 现金，钱款I didn’t have any cash with me. 我身上没带现金。currency the money used in a particular country 〔某个国家使用的〕货币，通货The dollar gained in value against other currencies. 美元币值与其他货币相比升值了。a single European currency 欧洲单一货币change money in the form of coins of low value 零钱Do you have any small change? 你有零钱吗？a pocketful of loose change 一口袋零钱note British English, bill American English a piece of paper money 纸币a £20 note 一张20英镑纸币a $5 bill 一张5美元纸币coin a flat round piece of metal used as money 硬币She put some coins in the parking meter. 她往停车计时器里投入几枚硬币。He took a coin out of his pocket. 他从口袋里掏出一枚硬币。a ten-pence/50-cent etc piece a coin worth a particular amount 一枚10便士/5角等硬币
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money• Money isn't everything.• I haven't got any money, if that's what you're after.• Smiles quoted Benjamin Haydon as dating his decline from the day he first borrowed money.• Do you think these trainers are worth the extra money?• Raymond Campbell wants to join Linfield not just for money!• I enjoy the work, and I make good money.• If she's got money to run a car, how come she gets the bus every day?• My grandmother left me all her money when she died.• Leon dropped all his money on the floor.• He had made his money as a butcher in Kingstown.• He put the Italian money in a separate billfold.• I spend far too much money on Christmas presents.• He had no money, but wanted to be near his parents.• $250 is a lot of money.• She wastes an awful lot of money on expensive clothes.• Gillian said not to get any flowers - she thinks it's a waste of money.• Critics have described the project as "a complete waste of money".• The unreadiness of governments to put money where the minister's mouth is, however notorious, not the issue.• "Are you coming out with us on Saturday?" "No, I'm trying to save money."• Dad, can I have some money to buy some new jeans?• I've left some money in the pot for your bus fare.• Shall I give you some money for petrol?• Instead, he donated the money to the needy.• The committee is meeting to discuss how the money should be spent this year.• For larger corporations, direct participation in the money market may still be cost effective.• Then the police will start spending the money on helicopters and speedboats.• Don't spend all your money on sweets.change ... money• Day 1 Met at airport, change money, three and a half hour drive in the cool morning to Yalikavak.• Having changed money in one office, I was directed to another office a few streets away to arrange accommodation.• The woman who stamped my passport made me change money with her and she robbed me.• Almost everywhere banks are the best places to change money and cheques.made ... money• None the less, sometimes clients made money through such practice.• In the end, Dan made money and Lou lost money.• It didn't matter if the film made money, you got another hundred and f fifty thousand bucks.• At the end of the day, only the government made money from the businesses.• Those who have made money have the money and contacts to invest in the new opportunities to make more money.• He made money by charging people to look at his coffins.• Lawrence was a big fifteen-year-old, and sometimes made money playing for dances in the Strasburg pool hall.• In New York in 1874 Cook launched a system which made money available abroad against money deposited at home.From Longman Business Dictionarymoneymon‧ey /ˈmʌni/ noun [uncountable]1FINANCEcoins, BANKNOTEs and BANK DEPOSITs (=money held in banks) used to buy things and to show their valuePeople are eating out less to save money.Americans spent more money even though they earned less.You should borrow money from the bank to pay for your course.As an estate agent, he made (=gained) a lot of money buying houses cheaply and reselling them.He has picked a difficult time to raise money (=obtain it for a particular purpose) from outside investors. – Money comes in the form of banknotes British English/bills American English, which are also called paper money, and coins. Cash can refer to money in general or to money in the form of banknotes or coins, but not cheques, credit cards, etc The government has pledged more cash for the Health Service.He paid in cash. Money in electronic form, known as e-money/e-cash/e-currency, can be used to buy things on the Internet instead of using a credit card. Money stored on a smart card that you can use to buy goods in a shop is also called e-money. Currency is the type of money used in a particular country Your bank can supply you with foreign currency.Legal tender is the banknotes and coins that are officially used in a particular place The notes ceased to be legal tender in August of this year. The denomination of a banknote or coin is the value that is shown on it A lot of our customers request small denomination notes because they are useful for tips.2all the money that a country, organization, or person ownsThe business collapsed and we lost all our money.3FINANCEmoney used for investmentSYN capitala plan to inject money into the companyforeigners who wanted to put money into (=invest in) US stocks4FINANCEused to talk about what it costs to borrow money5ECONOMICSused to talk about the MONEY SUPPLY (=the amount of money in the economy at a particular time)6COMMERCEmoney paid by someone to prove that they are serious about buying something or about doing business7at the money/in the money/out of the moneyFINANCE in OPTIONS TRADING (=buying and selling the right to buy shares etc at a later date for a particular price), an option is at the money when the EXERCISE PRICE (=the price at which the shares etc can be bought using the option) is the same as the MARKET PRICE (=the current price of the shares on the stockmarket). A CALL OPTION (=the right to buy particular shares) is in the money when the exercise price is below the market price and out of the money when it is above itOrigin money (1200-1300) Old French moneie, from Latin moneta “mint, money”, from Moneta, name given to Juno, the goddess in whose temple the ancient Romans produced moneymon·ey noun →10-21
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mon‧ey S1 W1 /ˈmʌni/
noun [uncountable]
Don’t spend all your money on the first day of your holiday__
The repairs will cost quite a lot of money.
2. money in the form of coins or notes that you can carry around with you
SYN cash:
You’ll find some money in my purse.
I didn’t have any money on me (=I was not carrying any money).
Swiss/Japanese/Turkish etc money
Don’t forget to get some Swiss money before you leave.
We can change some money at the airport (=change it into the money of another country).
3. someone’s wealth, including all the property and other things they own:
The family made their money in the woollen trade.
He had lost all his money gambling.
4. the money informal the amount of money that you earn for doing a job:
It sounds quite an interesting job, but I don’t know what the money’s like yet.
You have to work long hours and the money’s terrible__
5. pay good money for something spoken to spend a lot of money on something:
Don’t let the children jump around on the sofa. I paid good money for that.
6. put/pump/pour money into something to give money to a company or business so that it will become successful and you will earn money from it in the future:
No one’s going to put money into the company while the market is so unstable.
7. there’s money (to be made) in something spoken used to say that you can earn a lot of money from doing a particular job or type of business:
There’s a lot of money in sport these days.
Teaching can be very rewarding, but there’s no money in it.
8. I’m not made of money spoken used to say that you cannot afford something when someone asks you to pay for it.
9. have money to burn to have more money than you need, so that you spend it on unnecessary things:
Unless you’ve got money to burn, these expensive guitars are probably not for you.
10. get your money’s worth to get something worth the price that you paid:
At that price, you want to make sure you get your money’s worth.
11. be in the money informal to have a lot of money suddenly, or when you did not expect to
12. money is no object informal used to say that someone can spend as much money as they want to on something
13. for my money spoken used when giving your opinion about something to emphasize that you believe it strongly:
For my money, he’s one of the best TV comedians ever.
14. put (your) money on something to risk money on the result of a race or competition
15. I’d put (my) money on something spoken used to say that you feel sure that something will happen
16. my money’s on somebody/something (also the smart money’s on somebody/something) spoken used to say that you feel sure someone will win a race or competition, or that something will happen
17. money for old rope British English spoken money that you earn very easily by doing a job that is not difficult
18. put your money where your mouth is informal to show by your actions that you really believe what you say
19. money talks spoken used to say that people with money have power and can get what they want
20. be (right) on the money American English spoken to be completely correct or right:
You were right on the money when you said that he would have to resign.
21. marry (into) money to marry someone whose family is rich
⇨ monies, blood money, hush money, ⇨ give somebody a (good) run for their money at run2(11), ⇨ have a (good) run for your money at run2(12), ⇨ throw money at something at throw1(19)
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▪have money I didn’t have enough money to pay for it.
▪make/earn money She makes a little money by babysitting.
▪spend money (on something) More money should be spent on training.
▪cost money/cost a lot of money Good food doesn’t have to cost a lot of money.
▪save money (=use less money) Companies fired workers to save money.
▪make money (=make a profit) The farm was beginning to make money at last.
▪lose money (=not make a profit, so that you then have less money) The movie didn’t attract audiences and lost money for the studio.
▪pay money (for something) Has he paid the money he owes you?
▪lend somebody money My dad lent me money to buy a car.
▪borrow money They arranged to borrow money from the bank to buy a house.
▪owe somebody money He owes me money.
▪waste money (on something) Don’t waste your money on a computer that doesn’t have enough memory.
▪raise money (=do something to get money for a charity, school etc) The Christmas fair raises money for the school.
▪save up money She had saved up enough money to buy a car.
▪give somebody their money back (also refund sb’s money ) (=give money back to a customer) We regret that we are unable to refund money on tickets.
▪money goes on something (=is spent on something) All the money went on doctor’s bills.
▪money comes in (=is earned and received) Rob wasn’t working for a while, so we had less money coming in.
▪money comes from something (=used to say how someone makes their money) All of Dawson’s money came from drugs.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + money
▪good money (=a lot of money) Preston earns good money as a lawyer.
▪big money informal (=a very large amount of money) Basketball players make big money.
▪easy money (=money that you earn easily) For many, selling drugs seems like easy money.
▪spending money (=an amount of money that you can spend on anything you want) We had £500 spending money saved for our holiday.
▪pocket money/spending money British English (=a small amount of money that parents regularly give their children) How much pocket money do you get?
▪government/taxpayers'/public money More taxpayer’s money should be spent on the railways.
■ phrases
▪a sum of money (also an amount of money ) £10,000 seemed a huge sum of money to me.
▪be a waste of money Fancy clothes for a baby are a waste of money.
▪be value for money British English (=used when saying that something is worth the amount of money you pay for it) The holiday was excellent value for money.
■ COMMON ERRORS
► Do not say 'gain money'. Say make money.
▪ money what you use to buy things, in the form of notes or coins: He spent all his money on computer equipment.
▪cash money in the form of coins and notes: I didn’t have any cash with me.
▪currency the money used in a particular country: The dollar gained in value against other currencies. | a single European currency
▪change money in the form of coins of low value: Do you have any small change? | a pocketful of loose change
▪note British English, bill American English a piece of paper money: a £20 note | a $5 bill
▪coin a flat round piece of metal used as money: She put some coins in the parking meter. | He took a coin out of his pocket.
▪a ten-pence/50-cent etc piece a coin worth a particular amount
mon‧ey S1 W1 /ˈmʌni/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: moneie, from Latin moneta 'mint, money', from Moneta, name given to Juno, the goddess in whose temple the ancient Romans produced money
1. what you earn by working and can use to buy things. Money can be in the form of notes and coins or cheques, and can be kept in a bank:Language: Old French
Origin: moneie, from Latin moneta 'mint, money', from Moneta, name given to Juno, the goddess in whose temple the ancient Romans produced money
2. money in the form of coins or notes that you can carry around with you
SYN cash:
Swiss/Japanese/Turkish etc money
3. someone’s wealth, including all the property and other things they own:
4. the money informal the amount of money that you earn for doing a job:
5. pay good money for something spoken to spend a lot of money on something:
6. put/pump/pour money into something to give money to a company or business so that it will become successful and you will earn money from it in the future:
7. there’s money (to be made) in something spoken used to say that you can earn a lot of money from doing a particular job or type of business:
8. I’m not made of money spoken used to say that you cannot afford something when someone asks you to pay for it.
9. have money to burn to have more money than you need, so that you spend it on unnecessary things:
10. get your money’s worth to get something worth the price that you paid:
11. be in the money informal to have a lot of money suddenly, or when you did not expect to
12. money is no object informal used to say that someone can spend as much money as they want to on something
13. for my money spoken used when giving your opinion about something to emphasize that you believe it strongly:
14. put (your) money on something to risk money on the result of a race or competition
15. I’d put (my) money on something spoken used to say that you feel sure that something will happen
16. my money’s on somebody/something (also the smart money’s on somebody/something) spoken used to say that you feel sure someone will win a race or competition, or that something will happen
17. money for old rope British English spoken money that you earn very easily by doing a job that is not difficult
18. put your money where your mouth is informal to show by your actions that you really believe what you say
19. money talks spoken used to say that people with money have power and can get what they want
20. be (right) on the money American English spoken to be completely correct or right:
21. marry (into) money to marry someone whose family is rich
⇨ monies, blood money, hush money, ⇨ give somebody a (good) run for their money at run2(11), ⇨ have a (good) run for your money at run2(12), ⇨ throw money at something at throw1(19)
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Income 收入
earn money/cash/( a fortune挣钱；挣一大笔钱 make money/a fortune/( a killing on the stock market在股市上赚钱／赚一大笔钱／发大财 acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune获得／继承／积累财富／一大笔钱 build up funds/savings积累资金／存款 get/receive/leave (sb) an inheritance/a legacy得到／（给某人）留下遗产 live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension靠低微的工资／固定收入／养老金过活 get/receive/draw/collect a pension领取养老金 depend/be dependent on ( benefits/BrE ( welfare/social securityNAmE 靠福利金／社会保障金过活
Expenditure 开支；支出
spend money/your savings/( a fortune on…把钱／存款／一大笔钱花在…上 invest/put your savings in…投资／把储蓄金用于… throw away/waste/ ( shell out money on…把钱浪费／花费巨资在…上 lose your money/inheritance/pension失去钱财／遗产／养老金 use up/ ( wipe out all your savings把储蓄用光 pay (in) cash用现金支付 use/pay by a credit/debit card用信用卡／借记卡支付 pay by/make out a/write sb a/accept a ( cheque/BrE ( check用支票支付；开支票；给某人开支票；接受支票 change/exchange money/currency/( traveller's cheques/BrE ( traveler's checks兑换钱／货币／旅行支票 give/pay/leave (sb) a deposit预付（某人）订金
Banks 银行
have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account持有／开立／注销／冻结银行账户 credit/debit/pay sth into/take money out of your account记入账户的贷方／借方；把钱存入账户／从账户中取出 deposit money/funds in your account往账户里存钱／存入资金 withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.从自动提款机等取钱／现金／30 英镑 ( make a deposit/withdrawal存款；取款 find/go to/use ( an ATM/especially
NAmE ( a cash machine/dispenserBrE 找到／去／使用自动提款机 be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn账面有钱／亏空；有盈余；透支
Personal finance 个人理财
manage/handle/plan/run/ ( especially
BrE sort out your finances管理／处理／计划／经营管理／整顿财务问题 plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget计划／管理／制订／严格执行预算 offer/extend credit (to sb)（给某人）提供贷款 arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft商定／获得贷款／透支额 pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt偿还钱／贷款／债务 pay for sth in ( instalments/especially
BrE ( installmentsNAmE usually
以分期付款方式购买某物
Financial difficulties 财务困难
get into debt/financial difficulties陷入债务／财务困难 be short of/ ( be strapped for cash缺钱 run out of/owe money钱用光了；欠钱 face/get/ ( be landed with a bill for £…面对／收到一张…英镑的账单 can't afford the cost of…/payments/rent承担不起…的费用／款项／房租 fall behind with/ ( especially
NAmE fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent拖欠按揭贷款／分期偿还款项／房租 incur/run up/accumulate debts带来／积欠／累积债务 tackle/reduce/settle your debts处理／减少／付清债务
money money in the form of coins or paper notes 指金钱，包括硬币和钞票 ：◆ I counted the money carefully. 我仔细点过这笔钱。 ◆ Where can I change my money into dollars? 什么地方能把我的钱兑换成美元？ ◆ paper money (= money that is made of paper, not coins )纸币 cash money in the form of coins or paper notes 指现金 ：◆ How much cash do you have on you? 你身上带着多少现金？ ◆ Payments can be made by cheque or in cash .支票或现金付款均可。
money or cash? 用 money 还是 cash？
change the money that you get back when you have paid for sth giving more money than the amount it costs; coins rather than paper money 指找给的零钱、硬币 ：◆ The ticket machine doesn't give change. 自动售票机不找零。 ◆ I don't have any small change (= .coins of low value )我没有零钱。
Patterns
to draw out/get out/take out/withdraw money/cashready money/cash(= money that you have available to spend immediately )
especially