moneybag
- noun
- /ˈmʌniˌbæɡ/
- Take the moneybag, let's do it!
- old moneybag
Examples
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There was only a small moneybag around his waist, with a clip for his scabbard.
Fiction book (2000) -
After earning some extra cash, she decided to buy a new moneybag for her coins.
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Tell the men to put away their swords and carry their moneybags in hand.
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At the lower right, Judas places what appears to be the Eucharist into his moneybag.
Academic text (2003) -
Money has an important role in other prints by Bruegel, but there is no visual reference to it here, not even a bulging moneybag.
Academic text (2011) -
He reached into his moneybag to pay for the bus fare with coins.
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The child carefully placed her coins into the small moneybag after the fair.
Synonyms
A flexible container for carrying personal things like books or clothes
A small flat case for carrying money and cards
A small bag for carrying money, cards, and small personal items
A small bag women carry to hold keys, phone, and money
A small bag used to carry money and small personal items
A small flat case for carrying paper money and cards that fits in a pocket
A bag you close at the top by pulling a string
A small bag with a zipper worn around the waist to carry items
A small bag used to carry coins or cash
An old word for a small flat case used to hold money or papers
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Etymology
Moneybag is simply the two words money ('coins or wealth') and bag ('small sack') put together. So a moneybag is literally a small bag for holding coins, which makes it easy to remember the modern meaning as a pouch for money.