/'mʌnɪ; `mʌnɪ/
n (pl in sense
3 moneys ormonies 用于下述第3义时复数作moneys或monies)1 [U] means of payment, esp coins and banknotes, given and accepted in buying and selling 钱; 金钱; 货币
*have money in one's pocket 口袋里有钱
* earn, borrow, save, etc a lot of money 挣、借、节省...很多钱
* How much money is there in my (bank) account? 我的（银行）户头里有多少钱?
* change English money into French money/francs 把英国钱换成法国钱[法郎]. =>App
4 见附录4.
2 [U] wealth; (total value of) sb's property 财富; 某人的财产（总值）
*inherit money from sb 从某人处继承财 产
* lose all one's money 失掉个人的全部家当
* marry sb for his money, ie for the sake of wealth and possessions that he has or will inherit later 为获得财产而嫁给某人.
3 moneys or monies [pl] (arch or law古或律) sum of money 金额
*to collect all monies due 收集到期的全部金额.
4 (idm 习语) be in the `money (infml 口) have a lot of money to spend; be rich 有钱; 富有. coin it/money => coin. easy money => easy1. even chances/odds/money => even1. a fool and his money are soon parted => fool1. for `my money (infml 口) in my opinion 据我看
*For my money, Ann's idea is better than Mary's. 我认为安的主意比玛丽的好. get one's `money's-worth get the full value in goods or services for the money one has spent 花得上算. good `money a lot of money; money that is hard-earned and not to be wasted 大笔的钱; 来之不易的钱
*earn, pay, cost good money 赚、付、值很多钱. have `money to burn have so much money that one can spend it freely 有的是钱. a licence to print money => licence. `made of money (infml 口) very wealthy 极有钱
*I'm not made of money, you know! 你知道我又不是财神爷! make `money make a profit; earn a lot of money 赚钱; 发财. make money ,hand over `fist make big profits from business, etc 发大财; 赚大钱. marry money => marry. money burns a hole in sb's pocket sb is eager to spend money or spends it quickly or extravagantly 有钱就想花; 大手大脚. money for `jam/old `rope (infml 口) money or profit earned from a task that requires very little effort 容易赚的钱; 便宜买卖. money talks (saying 谚) if one is wealthy it enables one to get special treatment, influence people, promote one's own interests, etc 有钱就灵. not for love or money => love1. put money into sth invest money in (an enterprise, etc) 投资于（某企业等）
*put money into stocks and shares, the Channel tunnel project, property 投资于债券与股票、海峡隧道工程、房地产. put one's money on sb/sth
(a) place a bet that (a horse, dog, etc) will win a race 在参赛的（马、狗等）上下赌注.
(b) confidently expect sb/sth to succeed 确信某人[某事]会成功
*I'll put my money on him. 我确信他能成功. put one's money where one's `mouth is (infml 口) show one's support in a practical way, not just by one's words 以实际行动支持, 并非说空话. a run for one's money => run1. see the colour of sb's money => colour1. there's money in sth profit can be obtained from sth （某事物）有利可图. throw one's money about (infml 口) spend one's money recklessly and ostentatiously 大肆挥霍. you pays your money and you takes your choice => pay2.

n[U]
[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]
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
　Don't spend all your money on the first day of your holiday!
　She doesn't earn very much money .
　He's working for a finance company now, and making loads of money .
　At last the business is starting to make money .
　The company is losing money and may have to close down.
　The repairs will cost quite a lot of money .
　We're not going on holiday this year because we're trying to save money .
　Could you lend me some money ?
　I don't want to borrow money from the bank unless I really have to.
　They charge huge amounts of money for their services.
　We're trying to raise money to help children with cancer.
　If you are not completely satisfied with our products, we will give you your money back .
　He was left a large sum of money .
　You can earn good money as a computer programmer.
money in the form of coins or notes that you can carry around with you
= 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) .
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.
the moneyinformal
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!
pay good money for sth
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.
put/pump/pour money into sth
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.
there's money (to be made) in sth
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.
I'm not made of money
spoken used to say that you cannot afford something when someone asks you to pay for it.
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.
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.
be in the moneyinformal
to have a lot of money suddenly, or when you did not expect to
money is no objectinformal
used to say that someone can spend as much money as they want to on something
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.
put (your) money on sth
to risk money on the result of a race or competition
I'd put (my) money on sth
spoken used to say that you feel sure that something will happen
my money's on sb/sthalsothe smart money's on sb/sth
spoken used to say that you feel sure someone will win a race or competition, or that something will happen
money for old rope
BrE spoken money that you earn very easily by doing a job that is not difficult
put your money where your mouth isinformal
to show by your actions that you really believe what you say
money talks
spoken used to say that people with money have power and can get what they want
be (right) on the money
AmE spoken to be completely correct or right
　You were right on the money when you said that he would have to resign.
marry (into) money
to marry someone whose family is rich
→monies, blood money, hush money, pocket money,give sb a (good) run for their moneyatrun² (11), have a (good) run for your moneyatrun² (12), throw money at sthatthrow¹ (19)

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COLLOCATES for sense 1
spend money
make/earn money
make money (=make a profit)
lose money (=not make a profit, so that a business owes more than it earns)
cost money/cost a lot of money
save money
lend/borrow/owe money
waste money (on something)
be a waste of money
charge (somebody) money
raise money
pay money (for something)
give somebody their money back/refund somebody's money
a sum/an amount of money
get/earn good money (=be paid good wages)
WORD CHOICE: money, cash, change, currency
Money is the most general word for the notes and coins that you use for buying things : Can I borrow some money? | Put the money straight in your purse.
Use cash when you want to emphasize that you mean notes and coins, and not cheques, credit cards etc : You have to pay in cash - they don't accept cheques.
!! Do not say 'pay by cash'. Say pay in cash .
Use change when you mean money in the form of coins, or the money you get back when you pay for something with more money than it cost : I need some change for the phone. | He left the shop without waiting for his change.
Use currency to refer to the money of a particular country : You'll need about £500 worth of Japanese currency.

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