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new money

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌnew ˈmoney noun [uncountable]  1. people who have become rich by working, rather than by getting money from their families 新富,新贵〔指不是靠继承家庭财产,而是通过自己努力而致富的人〕2. money that makes someone rich and that is recently earned, rather than from their families 新钱〔指不是继承来的,而是最近赚得的发家致富的钱〕
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new moneyWhere did all of this astonishing new money come from?In Chinatown, new money and old poverty live side by side.
From Longman Business Dictionarynew moneyˌnew ˈmoney money belonging to people who have only recently become rich, also used to talk about the people themselvesIn the United States there is more new money, and the social structure is different. money
ˌnew ˈmoney nounChineseSyllable
people rich rather Corpus who Business have working, than by become


new money
ˌnew ˈmoney noun [uncountable]
1. people who have become rich by working, rather than by getting money from their families
2. money that makes someone rich and that is recently earned, rather than from their families