in the money
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5.6
- idiom
- Informal
:
forrado
- You're young, handsome, bright, and in the money.
- rake in the money
- finish in the money
- bring in the money
On the other hand, if it's way in the money, in fact, it should be just as forward.
- On the other hand, if it's way in the money, in fact, it should be just as forward.
Examples
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I say, we're in the money
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Once the investment paid off, she was in the money and could buy her dream house.
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And here, if the stock price is above the exercise price, we say it's in the money, all right?
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"Oh, we're in the money, Come on, my honey."
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Then I thought I was in the money!
Blog text (3) -
Next year, I'll be in the money.
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But neither had he been common, and he had finished steadily in the money throughout his career.
Fiction book (1995) -
And when the call is in the money, it's bad for the call seller because your PNL starts looking like this.
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Thus, whenever the market price exceeds the exercise price, the option is in the money and can be redeemed for a gain.
Blog text (2) -
I'm in the money.
Synonyms
520
2.5
Having a lot of money and many expensive things
7
5.7
Having a lot of money
5
6.1
Having a lot of money
3
7.4
Has a lot of money and can buy many things
1
3.4
Having far more money than most people
1
4.1
Having much more money than most people
Antonyms
How Wealthy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'having money/being wealthy' can be directly inferred from combining 'in' (indicating being within or having) with 'the money' (wealth), so a learner who knows the words will naturally understand the phrase. Although it has narrower uses in contexts like gambling ('in the money' meaning a prize-winning position), the core sense is compositional and predictable for B1 learners.
Etymology
In the money comes from horse races and gambling. If a horse or player finished in the top places they were actually in the money because they won prize money, so today the phrase means 'having a lot of money'.