moneys
- noun
- /ˈmʌniz/
- Specialized
- The contract specified that all moneys should be accounted for separately in the financial report.
Examples
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In the legal case, the judge carefully reviewed the various moneys involved in the settlement.
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The accountant reported that the organization received several moneys from different donors this year.
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I like where we have your money, my money, our money.
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I mean, really, they made huge money for the, the, the families.
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Lawyers have gone over it and you wire the money and you own it.
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Well, the stock market's crashed, so my money has gone down rapidly now.
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I've paid part in clothes, part in money, that kind of thing.
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So how I've made my money since I was young.
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I mean, what makes the most money for the cartels right now?
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They base the penalty on how much money you defrauded people out of.
Synonyms
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Coins, bills, or bank savings people use to buy things and pay for services
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Money available to spend for a specific purpose
Different funds from separate sources used in legal or formal situations
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Etymology
Moneys is the plural of money and goes back to Latin moneta 'mint'. A helpful way to remember the legal use is to think of separate piles or 'separate sums' of money, which is why moneys can mean amounts counted one by one.