Meaning

8 senses
  1. (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

  2. (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

  3. (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

  4. (plural, uncountable, usually)The total value of liquid assets available for an individual or other economic unit, such as cash and bank deposits.

  5. (plural, uncountable, usually)Wealth.

    He was born with money.

    Vermögen, Reichtum

    бога́тствоbogátstvo

    wealth reckoned in terms of money

  6. (plural, uncountable, usually)A person, family or class that possesses wealth.

    He was born into money.

    He married money.

  7. (plural, uncountable, usually)An item of value between two or more parties used for the exchange of goods or services.

    платёжное сре́дствоplatjóžnoje srédstvo

  8. (plural, uncountable, usually)A person who funds an operation.

Examples

13725 sentences
  1. How much money do you want?

    Скільки грошей ти хочеш? — rmdas

    ruСколько денег вы хотите? — Selena777

    deWie viel Geld möchtest du? — mhr

  2. I should have taken the money.

    Мені слід було взяти гроші. — deniko

    ruМне следовало взять эти деньги. — Olya

    deIch hätte das Geld annehmen sollen. — lilygilder

  3. Some of the money was stolen.

    Частину грошей було вкрадено. — aandrusiak

    ruЧасть денег была украдена. — Biga

    deEin Teil des Geldes wurde gestohlen. — MUIRIEL

  4. I wish I earned more money.

    Я б хотів заробляти більше. — deniko

    ruЯ бы хотел больше зарабатывать. — marafon

    deSchön wär’s, wenn ich mehr Geld verdiente. — raggione

  5. Can you give me some money?

    Можете дати мені трохи грошей? — brambury

    ruМожешь дать мне денег? — marafon

    deKannst du mir etwas Geld geben? — Wolf

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
means of exchange and measure of value:
Русский
By meaning 5
means of exchange and measure of value:
currency:
hard cash:
wealth:
item of value used as payment:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
means of exchange and measure of value:
hard cash:
wealth:

Origin

From Middle English moneye, moneie, money, borrowed from Anglo-Norman muneie (“money”), fr

From 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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