- money
- nounADJECTIVE▪ big▪
There is big money in golf for the top players.
▪ easy▪He started stealing as a way of making easy money.
▪ bonus, extra▪Whenever I have a little extra money, I buy clothes.
▪ hard-earned▪ federal (AmE), government, public, taxpayers'▪Is this a good way to spend taxpayers' money?
▪ private▪ corporate▪ pin, pocket (esp. BrE), spending▪Did your parents give you pocket money when you were little?
▪I don't know how much spending money to take on honeymoon.
▪ gas (AmE), lunch, petrol (BrE), rent▪She gave him $5 lunch money.
▪He spent their rent money on beer.
▪ bail▪ prize▪ grant, scholarship▪ sponsorship▪ borrowed, stolen▪ dirty▪ bribe, ransom▪They demanded $1 million in ransom money.
▪ hush, protection▪The company paid hush money to the victims to keep them quiet.
▪ soft (AmE)▪He contributed $180 000 in soft money (= unregulated political donations)to the party committee.
▪ pension, retirement▪ seed▪ oil▪The new airport terminal was built with oil money.
▪ paper▪The collection box was full of coins and paper money.
▪ counterfeit, fake (esp. AmE)▪ Monopoly, play (esp. AmE)… OF MONEY▪ amount, sum▪the large sums of money we handle in this store
VERB + MONEY▪ have▪I don't have any money left.
▪ coin, print▪ count, count out▪ borrow, bring in, collect, earn, get, make, raise, receive▪He hoped the plan would bring in quite a bit of money.
▪Some people were in the street collecting money for charity.
▪How much money did he earn last year?
▪I'll have to get some more money from somewhere.
▪ bank, deposit, pay in, pay into the bank, put in the bank, put into the bank▪The stallholders bank their money at the end of the day.
▪I need to pay this money in today.
▪I pay my money into the bank as soon as I get paid.
▪ draw out, get out, take out, withdraw▪ divert, move, transfer▪The money was transferred into an offshore bank account.
▪ pay out, shell out, spend▪I spent all the money on clothes.
▪ fritter away, lose, squander, throw away, waste▪She lost a lot of money at the casino.
▪He squandered his money on gambling.
▪ run out of▪We ran out of money and had to come home early.
▪ be careful with, hoard, save, set aside, stash away▪an old miser who hoarded his money
▪We're trying to set some money aside for a new car.
▪She stashed the money away in the bank.
▪ invest, tie up▪They sensibly invested their prize money rather than spending it.
▪All their money was tied up in long-term investments.
▪ pour, pump, put, sink▪Investors were pouring money into Internet start-ups.
▪He sank most of his money into his struggling business.
▪ contribute, donate, give sb, lend sb, loan sb (esp. AmE), pay (sb), provide (sb with), put up▪Half the money raised was donated to charity.
▪He managed to persuade his friend to put up the money for the venture.
▪ give (sb) back, pay (sb) back, refund (sb), repay (sb)▪I'll pay the money back next week, I promise.
▪The manager was unwilling to refund my money.
▪ owe (sb)▪They owe lots of people money.
▪ pool, share▪The friends pooled their money to buy tickets.
▪ accept, take▪I don't think they'll accept Mexican money on the plane.
▪The stores were very happy to take his money.
▪ cost▪These cars cost a lot of money.
▪All these improvements will cost money.
▪ be worth▪That painting is worth a lot of money.
▪ change, exchange▪We changed our money into dollars at the airport.
▪ allocate, earmark▪The quality of public health care depends on the amount of money allocated to it.
▪This money has been earmarked for public projects.
▪ channel, direct, funnel (AmE)▪Some of this money was funneled to secret CIA programs.
▪ embezzle, extort, siphon off, steal▪Government officials were siphoning off money for personal gain.
▪ launder▪He was charged with laundering money.
MONEY + VERB▪ come from sth▪Money for the extension to the gallery came from the sale of old exhibits.
▪ go (on sth), go to▪I don't know where all the money goes!
▪All his money went on women.
▪Most of the money went to pay for food.
▪ come in, flow in, pour in, pour into sth▪She had two children to support and no money coming in.
▪ buy sth▪the best car that money can buy
MONEY + NOUN▪ management▪ manager▪You could consider hiring a professional money manager.
▪ problems▪ laundering▪ launderer▪ market▪He made a fortune dealing on the money markets.
▪ supply▪The solution to inflation lies in the control of the money supply.
▪ box (esp. BrE)▪ order (AmE)PREPOSITION▪ for money▪He'll do anything for money!
▪ money for▪Where's the money for the milk?
PHRASES▪ bet money on sth, put money on sth▪He's going to leave. I'd bet money on it.
▪He stopped to put money on a horse.
▪ get money off sth▪You might get some money off the price if it's an old model.
▪ get your money's worth▪The boat trip lasts three hours, so you certainly get your money's worth.
▪ on the money▪His prediction was right on the money.
▪ put money in sb's pocket▪The Senate recognized the need to put more money in the pockets of dairy farmers.
▪ the smart money is on sth, the smart money says sth▪The smart money is on Brazil to win.
▪ take money off sth▪He felt sorry for her and took some money off her bill.
▪ throw money at sth▪They tend to throw money at problems without trying to work out the best solution.
▪ throw your money around▪He thinks he can make friends by throwing his money around.
▪ value for money▪The hotel gives value for money.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
