money
A generally accepted means of exchangeA generally accepted means of exchange.
» How much money do you want?
Wie viel Geld möchtest du?
Wie viel Geld möchten Sie?
Wie viel Geld möchtet ihr?
Сколько денег вы хотите?
Сколько ты хочешь денег?
Сколько вы хотите денег?
Сколько денег ты хочешь?
Сколько денег Вы хотите?
Сколько Вы хотите денег?
Скільки грошей ти хочеш?
Скільки грошей ви хочете?
Meaning
8 senses(plural, uncountable, usually)A generally accepted means of exchange.
I cannot take money that I did not work for.
Before colonial times cowry shells imported from Mauritius were used as money in Western Africa.
Geld
де́ньгиdénʹgi, де́нежкиdénežki, деньжа́таdenʹžáta
гро́шіhróši, гро́шикиhróšyky, грошеня́таhrošenjáta
(plural, uncountable, usually)A currency maintained by a state or other entity which can guarantee its value (such as a monetary union).
money supply; money market
Geld
де́ньгиdénʹgi, валю́таvaljúta
(plural, uncountable, usually)Hard cash in the form of banknotes and coins, as opposed to cheques, credit cards, or credit more generally.
You best have some money, cause there ain't no checks or credit here.
Bargeld
нали́чныеnalíčnyje, налnal
(plural, uncountable, usually)The total value of liquid assets available for an individual or other economic unit, such as cash and bank deposits.
(plural, uncountable, usually)Wealth.
He was born with money.
Vermögen, Reichtum
бога́тствоbogátstvo
wealth reckoned in terms of money
(plural, uncountable, usually)A person, family or class that possesses wealth.
He was born into money.
He married money.
(plural, uncountable, usually)An item of value between two or more parties used for the exchange of goods or services.
платёжное сре́дствоplatjóžnoje srédstvo
(plural, uncountable, usually)A person who funds an operation.
Examples
13725 sentencesHow much money do you want?
Скільки грошей ти хочеш?
ruСколько денег вы хотите?
deWie viel Geld möchtest du?
I should have taken the money.
Мені слід було взяти гроші.
ruМне следовало взять эти деньги.
deIch hätte das Geld annehmen sollen.
Some of the money was stolen.
Частину грошей було вкрадено.
ruЧасть денег была украдена.
deEin Teil des Geldes wurde gestohlen.
I wish I earned more money.
Я б хотів заробляти більше.
ruЯ бы хотел больше зарабатывать.
deSchön wär’s, wenn ich mehr Geld verdiente.
Can you give me some money?
Можете дати мені трохи грошей?
ruМожешь дать мне денег?
deKannst du mir etwas Geld geben?
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 5
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English moneye, moneie, money, borrowed from Anglo-Norman muneie (“money”), frFrom Middle English moneye, moneie, money, borrowed from Anglo-Norman muneie (“money”), from Latin monēta (“money, a place for coining money, coin, mint”), from the name of the temple of Juno Moneta in Rome, where a mint was.
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Forms
plural: monies / moneysSynonyms
57 synonymsWord family
182 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Shopping and money — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- have enough money
- enough money to
- enough money
- lot of money
- money to buy
- how much money
- much money
- some money
- more money
- much money do
- more money than
- any money