blood money
Money that is obtained at the cost of another's lifeMoney that is obtained at the cost of another's life.
» Drug money and Mafia money are often blood money.
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1 sentencesDrug money and Mafia money are often blood money.
Meaning
2 senses(informal, uncountable)Money that is obtained at the cost of another's life.
(uncountable)Money paid (as by a killer or the killer's clan) to the family of a person who has been killed.
More definitions
- compensation paid to the family of a murdered person
- a reward for information about a murderer
- paid to a hired murderer
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedconscience money
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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