What Is Hard Money In Government

money

( mʌni )

Word forms: plural monies , plural moneys

1. uncountable noun

Money is the coins or bank notes that you use to buy things, or the sum that you have in a bank account.

A lot of the money that you pay at the cinema goes back to the film distributors.

Players should be allowed to earn money from advertising.

She probably had more money but she didn't spend it.

...discounts and money saving offers.

2. plural noun

Monies is used to refer to several separate sums of money that form part of a larger amount that is received or spent.

[formal]

We drew up a schedule of payments for the rest of the monies owed.

...the investment and management of monies by pension funds.

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money in British English

( ˈmʌnɪ )

noun

5. Word forms: plural moneys or monies formal

an unspecified amount of paper currency or coins

money to lend

adjective

16.

the money shot

the money note

▶ Related adjective: pecuniary

Word origin

C13: from Old French moneie, from Latin monēta coinage; see mint 2

money in American English

( ˈmʌni )

noun Word forms: plural ˈmoneys or ˈmonies

standard pieces of gold, silver, copper, nickel, etc., stamped by government authority and used as a medium of exchange and measure of value; coin or coins

: also called hard money

any paper note issued by a government or an authorized bank and used in the same way; bank notes; bills

: also called paper money

any substance or article used as money, as bank notes, checks, etc.

any form or denomination of legally current money

Derived forms

moneyless (ˈmoneyless)

adjective

Word origin

OFr moneie < L moneta, a mint1

Examples of 'money' in a sentence
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Users earn money by sharing products with friends through their existing social networks. What on earth does that sort of money buy you? You will also have a much better chance of getting any stolen money back from your bank. Work out how much money you will save in a year by quitting. You could put your money in government stock and forget about it. They should be asking for their money back and likewise the sponsors. He persuaded them to put money into bogus investment deals. We should be putting money into projects that we know work. What does being good with money mean to you? It's taxpayers' money and people part with it for it to be spent on good things.

There is no statutory right for an employer to claw back this money. People come first and money is a currency of life. They have all borrowed money to buy cars and got credit cards. The government knows that money is not going to appear from thin air. We need money and investment in a new stadium and hopefully that will now go ahead. The unknown factor here is which body will now decide which films get what money. What is your top money management tip? Where do they think any government would get the money from? You will be surprised at how much money you make. How many people are likely to have money taken from their accounts? You do still spend a lot of money making the records but you make it back touring. The stress of the job is not worth the money. You can also be strong for others and when you are raising money for a good cause. The move is designed to reduce their dependence on government money. They took him to a cash machine but apparently he had no money in his account. That money was part of the cost of committing the fraud. The government has to force banks to put some money into it. Why else would you be asking the bank where your money was?

Quotations

When a fellow says, it hain't the money but the principle of the thing, it's the money Kin Hubbard Hoss Sense and Nonsense

Wine maketh merry, but money answereth all things Bible: Ecclesiastes

Money is coined liberty Fyodor Dostoevsky House of the Dead

Money is the sinews of love, as of war George Farquhar Love and a Bottle

Better authentic mammon than a bogus god Louis MacNiece Autumn Journal

Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five W. Somerset Maugham Of Human Bondage

My boy ... always try to rub up against money, for if you rub up against money long enough, some of it may rub off on you Damon Runyon A Very Honorable Guy

but it is pretty to see what money will do Samuel Pepys Diary

Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 million Arnold Schwarzenegger

Money doesn't talk, it swears Bob Dylan It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

Money is like muck, not good except it be spread Francis Bacon Of Seditions and Troubles

Money ... is none of the wheels of trade: it is the oil which renders the motion of the wheels more smooth and easy David Hume Essays: Moral and Political

Money couldn't buy friends but you got a better class of enemy Spike Milligan Puckoon

Money isn't everything

Money talks

Money is power

Money makes money

You can't take it with you when you go

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