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monies

monies

7.0
Different funds from separate sources used in legal or formal situations
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌniz/
  • Formal
translation icon : fondos
  • Some of these are, yeah, a lot of these pieces, a lot of these monies are discontinued of all things.

You can't commingle personal monies with business monies.

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Examples

  • Now they they've have paid upfront monies, but Toby mostly works with distributors.

  • Yet as of today, these monies have yet to be reimbursed.

  • And so while this is all happening in this entire room is spending their monies on those places.

  • We grew together, we saved our first monies together, we got our first places together, et cetera.

  • I was going to say very briefly that all monies are speculative.

  • It means that as more monies come in, you have to pay down those pensions first.

  • Gold and silver, many types of so-called primitive monies were worn in some way.

  • You can't commingle personal monies with business monies.

  • Now they they've have paid upfront monies, but Toby mostly works with distributors.

  • These monies will be allocated for community development projects.

Synonyms

money
vsmonies
1.0

Coins, bills, or bank savings people use to buy things and pay for services

is plural and formal focusing on separate sums or sources
cash
vsmonies
1.0

Money in the form of coins and bills

is broader covering multiple sums and legal distinctions
dough
vsmonies
  • Slang
149 8.6

An informal word for money that people use

is formal and plural stressing separate sums and sources
funds
vsmonies
5 1.0

Money available to spend for a specific purpose

is about general separate amounts rather than purpose allocation
simoleon
vsmonies
  • Archaic
1 9.9

An informal word for money, especially dollars

is formal and plural used in legal contexts for separate amounts
clams
vsmonies
  • Archaic
1 8.6

Small amounts of money

is formal plural focusing on different amounts or legal sources
1 4.4

Money that is available to spend or invest

is the legal plural highlighting different sums and sources
moneys
vsmonies
  • Specialized
7.7

Separate amounts of cash recorded or kept individually

is the standard legal plural emphasizing different amounts or sources
proceeds
vsmonies
4.2

Money received from a sale or an event

is broader and covers various sums from different sources
8.2

Money or possessions you can use to pay for things

is the formal term stressing distinct amounts and legal contexts
shekels
vsmonies
  • Slang
8.6

Money that people use to buy things

is the legal plural emphasizing distinct sums or source differences

How Much

fortune
453 2.8
tidy sum
  • Informal
3 3.7
monies
  • Formal
7.0
sum
141 1.0
pittance
15 7.9

Surface Forms

monies plural
money singular

Morphology

monies = money (transparent) = money + s

A regular plural inflection of the noun 'money'; the plural meaning is directly derived though the form is more common in legal/formal contexts.

Etymology

Monies is the plural of money, and money comes from the Latin moneta, which was the name of a 'place where coins were made'. Thinking of coins being made and counted there helps you remember that monies means different sums or sources of money, often used in legal or formal situations.