sums of money

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• MONEY CHANGERS — Money changing was very common in the Roman Near East, where there was a proliferation of currency systems and standards. In Palestine, as in Egypt, each district had its basilikai trapezai ( royal bank ) retained from Hellenistic times (Jos.,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• money — [mun′ē] n. pl. moneys or monies [OFr moneie < L moneta, a MINT1] 1. a) standard pieces of gold, silver, copper, nickel, etc., stamped by government authority and used as a medium of exchange and measure of value; coin or coins: also called… …   English World dictionary

• money — mon·ey / mə nē/ n pl moneys or mon·ies / mə nēz/ 1: an accepted or authorized medium of exchange; esp: coinage or negotiable paper issued as legal tender by a government 2 a: assets or compensation in the form of or readily convertible into cash… …   Law dictionary

• money — ► NOUN 1) a medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes. 2) wealth. 3) payment or financial gain. 4) (moneys or monies) formal sums of money. ● for my money Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

• money order — an order for the payment of money, as one issued by one bank or post office and payable at another. [1795 1805] * * * Certificate requiring the issuer to pay a certain sum of money on demand to a specific person or organization. Money orders… …   Universalium

• money — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big ▪ There is big money in golf for the top players. ▪ easy ▪ He started stealing as a way of making easy money. ▪ bonus …   Collocations dictionary

• money — [[t]mʌ̱ni[/t]] ♦ monies, moneys (plural) 1) N UNCOUNT Money is the coins or bank notes that you use to buy things, or the sum that you have in a bank account. A lot of the money that you pay at the cinema goes back to the film distributors...… …   English dictionary

• money — n. 1 a a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes. b a particular form of this (silver money). 2 (pl. eys or ies) (in pl.) sums of money. 3 a wealth; property viewed as convertible into money. b wealth as giving power or… …   Useful english dictionary

• money — I. noun (plural moneys or monies) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English moneye, from Anglo French moneie, from Latin moneta mint, money more at mint Date: 14th century 1. something generally accepted as a medium of exchange, a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• money — noun a medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes. ↘(moneys or monies) formal sums of money. ↘wealth or financial gain. ↘payment for work. Phrases be in the money informal have or win a lot of money. for my money informal in my opinion …   English new terms dictionary

• money market — / mʌni ˌmɑ:kɪt/ noun 1. a place where large sums of money are lent or borrowed 2. a market for buying and selling short term loans or financial instruments such as Treasury bills and CDs, which can be easily converted to cash ● The international… …   Dictionary of banking and finance