old money
Families that have been wealthy for generations or members of such familiesFamilies that have been wealthy for generations or members of such families.
» Tom's family is old money.
Том із аристократичної родини.
Meaning
3 senses(derogatory, idiomatic, often, uncountable)Families that have been wealthy for generations or members of such families.
Geldadel
(Ireland, UK, uncountable)The monetary system used in the United Kingdom and Ireland before decimalisation in 1971 and consisting of pounds, shillings, pence and farthings.
(Ireland, UK, humorous, uncountable)The imperial system of measurement or Fahrenheit, as opposed to the metric system or Celsius.
These scales say I weigh 72 kilograms; what's that in old money?
- the inherited wealth of established upper-class families
Examples
7 sentencesTom's family is old money.
Том із аристократичної родини. — deniko
They say that he has a lot of old money.
ruГоворят, у него много старых денег. — Alexword
Robert is old money.
Tom comes from old money.
It's rumoured he comes from old money.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Synonyms
2 synonyms- the inherited wealth of established upper-class families:silver spoon
Antonyms
2 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable