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money

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mon·ey /ˈmʌni/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [uncountableU]
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 錢
Don’t spend all your money on the first day of your holiday!
别在度假的第一天就把錢都花完了！
The repairs will cost quite a lot of money.
修理要花一大筆錢。
2  PECMONEYmoney in the form of coins or notes that you can carry around with you 〔攜帶的〕錢，錢幣 SYN cash
You’ll find some money in my purse.
你會在我的錢包裏找到點錢。
I didn’t have any money on me (=I was not carrying any money).
我身上沒有帶錢。
Swiss/Japanese/Turkish etc money
Don’t forget to get some Swiss money before you leave.
你走之前别忘了弄點瑞士法郎。
We can change some money at the airport (=change it into the money of another country).
我們可以在機場換點錢。
3  someone’s wealth, including all the property and other things they own 資産；財産；財富
The family made their money in the woollen trade.
這家人是做毛紡生意賺的錢。
He had lost all his money gambling.
他賭博輸掉了所有的錢。
4  the money informal the amount of money that you earn for doing a job 工錢，薪水，工資
It sounds quite an interesting job, but I don’t know what the money’s like yet.
這份工作聽起來很有意思，但我還不知道工資怎樣。
You have to work long hours and the money’s terrible!
你得工作很長時間，而錢卻少得可憐！
5  pay good money for something spokenSPEND MONEY to spend a lot of money on something 爲某事物花大筆的錢
Don’t let the children jump around on the sofa. I paid good money for that.
不要讓孩子們在沙發上跳來跳去，我可是花了大價錢買的。
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pay good money for something• I paid good money for that sofa, so it should last.• I paid good money for that, I said, can't I just have a last go on it?• I paid good money for this vehicle and I won't have the likes of you doing what you're doing!• It hardly surprised him that people were not too keen on paying good money for that.• And we'd say, we're paying good money for this.• Consumer information is an asset which marketers are prepared to pay good money for.• Why pay good money for the same effect?• Women would pay good money for a glimpse of his guardsman's helmet.
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 把錢投入某事物，投資於某事物
No one’s going to put money into the company while the market is so unstable.
市場這麽不穩定，沒人會把錢投到這家公司的。
Examples from the Corpus
put/pump/pour money into something• Staff can add credit on to their cards by putting money into card machines in the building.• In addition, the company has soured some investors by pouring money into headlong expansion at the expense of earnings.• I too had put money into the hat.• First, it has poured money into Xinjiang.• Demand for most bonds is high because investors keep putting money into corporate bond funds.• This, he says, accounts for developers fighting shy of putting money into the city.• The people believed, and many of them were putting money into improving their homes, modernizing their small businesses.• If the possible reward is very high, I would put money into a business that could fail. 4.
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 在某事物中有錢可賺，在某事物中有利可圖
There’s a lot of money in sport these days.
現在搞體育很來錢。
Teaching can be very rewarding, but there’s no money in it.
教書很有意義，但是賺不到錢。
Examples from the Corpus
there’s money (to be made) in something• Experts and city officials agree there's money to be made in the casino business.• And there's money in being the best.• And there's money in it.• I love airline food and further suspect that there's money in it somewhere.
8. I’m not made of money spokenRICH used to say that you cannot afford something when someone asks you to pay for it. 我沒那麽有錢
9  have money to burn RICHto have more money than you need, so that you spend it on unnecessary things 錢多得燙手，有用不完的錢
Unless you’ve got money to burn, these expensive guitars are probably not for you.
除非你錢多得燙手，否則這些昂貴的吉他可能不是你該買的。
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have money to burn• Adventure expeditions are growing in popularity, particularly among older Americans with money to burn.• Unless you've got money to burn, these expensive guitars are not the instruments to get you started.• People who buy expensive cars have money to burn, and they want you to know it.• Every time I see her she's wearing something new. She must have money to burn.
10  get your money’s worth CHEAPto get something worth the price that you paid 讓你的錢花得值
At that price, you want to make sure you get your money’s worth.
價錢那麽貴，你要確保自己的錢花得值。
Examples from the Corpus
get your money’s worth• Some publishers feel they haven't been getting their money's worth from the show.
11. be in the money informalRICH to have a lot of money suddenly, or when you did not expect to 突然發財，發橫財
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be in the money• The Blob was in the money now. pity he didn't buy some new clothes.• Followers of our Placepot feature were in the money yet again yesterday with a £98 payout to an £8 stake at Towcester.• He used to be always wanting a loan, and then all at once, he was in the money.
12. money is no object informalSPEND MONEY used to say that someone can spend as much money as they want to on something 錢不成問題
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money is no object• If money were no object, what kind of house would you want?• Simon always ordered the best. It was obvious that money was no object.• Choose whatever outfit you want - money no object!
13  for my money spokenSAY/STATE used when giving your opinion about something to emphasize that you believe it strongly 依我看〔用於強調對自己的觀點非常有把握〕
For my money, he’s one of the best TV comedians ever.
依我看，他絕對是史上最好的電視喜演員之一。
Examples from the Corpus
for my money• For my money, it's one of the most romantic places in Hawaii.• Lee's one of the chosen and he's one of the damned, for my money.• I feel in my pocket for my money and pull it out.• I went to the telegraph office of the railroad for my money order from New York.• And this for my money is what Peace Corps is all about.
14. put (your) money on something to risk money on the result of a race or competition 在某事物上下注
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put (your) money on something• The investor decides on the currency most likely to appreciate against sterling and puts money on deposit in that currency.• A lot of people are putting money on the line, hoping what Petruchio says he can do, he will do.• Even the madmen wouldn't have him in real life, I'd put money on it.• No one in their senses puts money on a horse other than in the hope of winning money.• The question this time, however, is would you still put your money on her?• On the basis of what I told them, they put money on the line.• They put money on the table, too, perfect strangers expressing unmistakable monetary interest in the Tonelli Nation.• She'd be willing to put money on that.
15. I’d put (my) money on something spoken used to say that you feel sure that something will happen 我敢對某事物打賭；我對某事物深信不疑
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I’d put (my) money on something• Even the madmen wouldn't have him in real life, I 'd put money on it.• Personally, I 'd put my money on accidental death without a second thought.
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 我打賭某人/某事會…
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my money’s on somebody/something• The smart money is on the A's to win the series.
17. money for old rope British EnglishBrE spokenEARN money that you earn very easily by doing a job that is not difficult 很容易賺的錢
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money for old rope• It was money for old rope.• That to Sergeant Joe was money for old rope.
18. put your money where your mouth is informalBELIEVE to show by your actions that you really believe what you say 用行動證明自己的話
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put your money where your mouth is• It's time for the governor to put his money where his mouth is.
19. money talks spokenPOWER used to say that people with money have power and can get what they want 有錢能使鬼推磨，金錢萬能
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money talks• Money talks, and poor working people are ignored.
20  be (right) on the money American EnglishAmE spokenPERFECT to be completely correct or right 完全正確
You were right on the money when you said that he would have to resign.
你說得很對，他後來不得不辭職。
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be (right) on the money• Carson was right on the money when he said people are tired of big-shot politicians.• That was a case when Jobs's vision was on the money.
21. marry (into) money RICHto marry someone whose family is rich 和富家子弟結婚
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marry (into) money• It was obvious to everybody in Rome that he had to marry money.
→ 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)
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
have money 有錢
I didn’t have enough money to pay for it.
我沒那麽多錢買這個。
make/earn money 掙錢
She makes a little money by babysitting.
她幫人照看小孩掙點錢。
spend money (on something) （在某事物上）花錢
More money should be spent on training.
應該在培訓上增加經費。
cost money/cost a lot of money 花費錢/花費很多錢
Good food doesn’t have to cost a lot of money.
好的食物不一定要花很多錢。
save money (=use less money) 攢錢，省錢
Companies fired workers to save money.
各家公司都解僱員工以節省開支。
make money (=make a profit) 獲利，賺錢
The farm was beginning to make money at last.
農場終於開始賺錢了。
lose money (=not make a profit, so that you then have less money) 虧損，賠錢
nThe movie didn’t attract audiences and lost money for the studio.
pay money (for something) （爲某事物）付款
nHas he paid the money he owes you?
lend somebody money 借錢給某人
nMy dad lent me money to buy a car.
borrow money 借錢
nThey arranged to borrow money from the bank to buy a house.
owe somebody money 欠某人錢
nHe owes me money.
waste money (on something) （在某事物上）浪費錢
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) 籌款
nThe Christmas fair raises money for the school.
nsave up money
She 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) 退款給某人
nWe regret that we are unable to refund money on tickets.
money goes on something (=is spent on something) 錢花在某事物上
nAll the money went on doctor’s bills.
money comes in (=is earned and received) 錢到手，收到錢
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 + money
good money (=a lot of money) 大筆的錢
Preston earns good money as a lawyer.
普雷斯頓是律師，掙錢很多。
big money informal (=a very large amount of money) 大錢
Basketball players make big money.
籃球運動員掙錢很多。
easy money (=money that you earn easily) 來得容易的錢
For many, selling drugs seems like easy money.
對許多人來說，販賣毒品似乎很容易來錢。
spending money (=an amount of money that you can spend on anything you want) 零花錢，零用錢
nWe had £500 spending money saved for our holiday.
pocket money/spending money British EnglishBrE (=a small amount of money that parents regularly give their children) 〔家長給孩子的〕零花錢，零用錢
nHow much pocket money do you get?
government/taxpayers’/public money 政府資金/納稅人的錢/公共資金
More taxpayer’s money should be spent on the railways.
應該在培訓上增加經費。
phrases
a sum of money (also an amount of money) 一筆錢
£10,000 seemed a huge sum of money to me.
一萬英鎊對我來說是筆巨款。
be a waste of money 浪費錢
Fancy clothes for a baby are a waste of money.
給嬰兒買昂貴的衣服是浪費錢。
be value for money British EnglishBrE (=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.
這次度假真是物超所值。
COMMON ERRORSDon’t say ‘gain money’. Say make money.
不要說 ‘gain money’. 而要說 make money.
 THESAURUS
money what you use to buy things, in the form of notes or coins 錢，錢幣
He spent all his money on computer equipment.
他把錢都花在購買電腦設備上了。
cash money in the form of coins and notes 現金，錢款
I didn’t have any cash with me.
我身上沒帶現金。
currency the money used in a particular country 〔某個國家使用的〕貨幣，通貨
The dollar gained in value against other currencies.
美元幣值與其他貨幣相比升值了。
a single European currency
歐洲單一貨幣
change money in the form of coins of low value 零錢
Do you have any small change?
你有零錢嗎？
a pocketful of loose change
一口袋零錢
note British EnglishBrE, bill American EnglishAmE a piece of paper money 紙幣
a £20 note
一張20英鎊紙幣
a $5 bill
一張5美元紙幣
coin a flat round piece of metal used as money 硬幣
She put some coins in the parking meter.
她往停車計時器裏投入幾枚硬幣。
He took a coin out of his pocket.
他從口袋裏掏出一枚硬幣。
a ten-pence/50-cent etc piece a coin worth a particular amount 一枚10便士/5角等硬幣
Examples from the Corpus
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 Dictionary
moneymon·ey /ˈmʌni/ noun [uncountableU]
1FINANCEcoins, BANKNOTEs and BANK DEPOSITs (=money held in banks) used to buy things and to show their value
People 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.
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Money comes in the form of banknotes British EnglishBrE/bills American EnglishAmE, 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.
→ conduct money → danger money → easy money → fall money → funny money → hush money → paper money → plastic money → spending money
2all the money that a country, organization, or person owns
The business collapsed and we lost all our money.
→ new money → old money
3FINANCEmoney used for investmentSYN capital
a plan to inject money into the company
foreigners who wanted to put money into (=invest in) US stocks
→ fresh money → hot money → idle money → seed money
4FINANCEused to talk about what it costs to borrow money
→ cheap money → dear money → easy money → one-month money → one-year money
5ECONOMICSused to talk about the MONEY SUPPLY (=the amount of money in the economy at a particular time)
→ bank money → broad money → narrow money → near money
6COMMERCEmoney paid by someone to prove that they are serious about buying something or about doing business
→ caution money → deposit money → good-faith money → key money
7at 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 it
Origin 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 money

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