"money" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: medium of exchange, monetary system - anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region
subtypes:
- appropriation - money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
- fund, monetary fund - a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
- boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum - informal terms for money
- shinplaster - paper money of little value issued on insufficient security
- subsidisation, subsidization - money (or other benefits) obtained as a subsidy
- token money - coins of regular issue whose face value is greater than their intrinsic value
is a part of: money supply - the total stock of money in the economy; currency held by the public plus money in accounts in banks
is a type of: wealth - property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value

subtypes: big bucks, big money, bundle, megabucks, pile - a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
is a type of: currency - the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used

subtypes: sterling - British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK