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noun(mon-ey)something generally accepted as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment: such as
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noun(mon-ey)officially coined or stamped metal currency
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noun(mon-ey)money of account
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noun(mon-ey)a medium of exchange consisting chiefly of checks and drafts
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noun(mon-ey)money obtained at the cost of another's life
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noun(mon-ey)money paid (as by a killer or the killer's clan) to the family of a person who has been killed
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noun(mon-ey)money paid usually anonymously to relieve the conscience by restoring what has been wrongfully acquired
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noun(mon-ey)a situation in wagering in which the odds are even
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noun(mon-ey)money (such as paper currency) not convertible into coin or specie of equivalent value
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noun(mon-ey)money in the form of bills : paper money especially as contrasted with small change
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noun(mon-ey)money that is paid in advance for a promised service or product
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noun(mon-ey)investment funds intended for the highest short-term rate of return
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noun(mon-ey)money that a woman carries to pay her fare home in case a date ends in a quarrel; also : money set aside for an emergency or personal use