new money
Persons or families that have recently become wealthyPersons or families that have recently become wealthy.
» Tom is new money.
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3 senses(uncountable)Persons or families that have recently become wealthy.
(UK, uncountable)The decimal monetary system used in the United Kingdom since 1971.
(humorous, uncountable)The metric system of measurement, as opposed to the imperial system.
This recipe says add eight ounces of flour; what's that in new money?
Examples
2 sentencesTom is new money.
Sports finance analyst Borja Garcia of Britain's Loughborough University said the primary motivation for the new league is money.
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable