money

The word “money” means coins and banknotes used to buy things. In plain terms, coins, notes, or wealth used to buy things or measure how rich someone is.

“Money” is pronounced MUH-nee (/ˈmʌni/ in IPA).

Here is “money” used in a sentence: “He counted the money in his wallet before paying.”

Words with a similar meaning to “money” include ackers, bees and honey, blunt, bones, brass and bread.

“Money” is a noun.

The word “money” comes from Latin. From Latin moneta, "mint" — from the temple of Juno Moneta in Rome, where Roman coins were struck.

“Money” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.

“Money” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: coins and banknotes used to buy things.

'Money' is the broad idea of anything widely accepted to buy goods and settle debts. 'Currency' refers to a specific system of money issued by a country, such as the pound or the dollar, especially its physical coins and notes. All currency is money, but money also includes bank balances.

Money serves three main purposes: a medium of exchange for buying and selling, a unit of account for pricing and comparing value, and a store of value for saving to spend later. These functions let people trade easily without having to barter goods directly for other goods.

Money takes several forms: physical cash such as coins and banknotes, digital money held in bank accounts, and card-based or electronic payments. Economists also distinguish commodity money, backed by something valuable, from fiat money, which has value mainly because a government declares it legal tender.

Not quite. Money is a convenient way to hold and exchange value, while wealth is the total worth of everything a person owns — property, investments, and possessions as well as cash. Someone can hold great wealth with little ready money, or spend money faster than they build wealth.