money

noun
mon·ey
/ˈmʌni/

A generally accepted means of exchange.

Example

“I cannot take money that I did not work for.”

Other meanings

A currency maintained by a state or other entity which can guarantee its value (such as a monetary union). en
“money supply;  money market”
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.”

Example sentences

“You better cough up the money, or else.”
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“There's no money in the cash register.”
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“Where did he get so much money from?”
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Word history

From Latin "monēta" (money, a place for coining money, coin, mint).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “money” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.