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pile

pile

32 7.1
A large amount of money
  • noun
  • /paɪl/
  • Slang
translation icon : fortuna
  • Work together like adults and everyone makes a pile of money.
  • a pile of money

And they did this with piles and piles of money and threat.

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Examples

  • Harry loses another hand and Babe Brother suddenly has a pile of money.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Therefore, I'll note here that my parents made a pile in real estate.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • With a start of $50, I got a pile of...

  • I mean, any, anybody who has a pile of savings, even a small pile has options.

  • And the state had this big pile of money that it collected through taxation.

  • A note on the counter next to a small pile of money reads: Please leave money on the counter.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • What I hear, you're sitting on a pile of cash that you don't know what to do with.

  • Mr. Romney seems to have tucked away a pile of money in offshore accounts.

    Blog text (20)
  • Happy money currently is flowing from the government to the rich, leaving the government with big piles of debt and the rich with big piles of money.

  • After years of hard work, she finally saved a pile of money for her dream house.

Synonyms

big money
vspile
84 2.0

A large amount of money, especially as earnings or profit

is informal and covers any large sum generally
a ton of money
vspile
  • Informal
68 2.8

A very large amount of money

is an informal label for a large sum not stressing size
big bucks
vspile
  • Informal
61 4.2

A lot of money that someone earns or gets

is similar but used for any informal large sum
bundle
vspile
  • Informal
37 4.4

A large amount of money

is a general informal term for a large sum of money
wad
vspile
27 4.6

A thick bundle of paper money

is a general informal word for a large sum not only cash
loads of money
vspile
  • Informal
5 3.0

A lot of money

is an informal name for a large sum without strong emphasis
boodle
vspile
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A large amount of cash kept for spending

is informal but refers to any large sum not only cash
megabucks
vspile
  • Slang
1 7.4

A very large amount of money

is a casual word for a large sum not necessarily huge
shitton of money
vspile
  • Offensive
9.9

A very large amount of money

is informal but avoids vulgar or offensive language

Antonyms

550 2.0

A situation of having very little money and few things

Idioms

3 4.6

The most important position with the highest priority

To make a hard situation much worse by adding more problems

Compounds

4 2.9

A heap of rotting plants and food turned into soil for gardens

3 3.2

A crash involving several vehicles on a road

2 3.7

A road accident where several cars crash into each other, often after one car hits another

2 2.7

A messy heap of old things that people throw away

pile on
  • Texting
2 6.0

A sudden wave of criticism from many people online

1 1.3

A heap of thrown away things like paper and bottles

pile driver
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A heavy machine that drives long posts into the ground for building foundations

pile-up
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Many particle collisions that overlap in a detector and make signals unclear

charcoal pile
  • Archaic
7.4

A heap of wood covered with earth that people slowly burn to make fuel

diesel pile hammer
  • Specialized
8.3

A heavy construction machine that uses a diesel engine to drive piles into the ground

atomic pile
  • Archaic
7.7

An early device that makes energy by splitting atoms

galvanic pile
  • Archaic
9.9

An early battery made of stacked metal plates with wet material between them

pig pile
  • Informal
6.7

A playful heap of people on top of each other

pile dwelling
  • Specialized
8.0

A house built on wooden or stone posts that stands above water

8.8

A story or idea that is untrue and silly

pile of whaleshit
  • Offensive
9.9

A large amount of nonsense that is clearly untrue

sheet pile
  • Specialized
7.4

A long flat piece of metal, wood, or concrete driven into the ground to hold back soil and water

sheath pile
  • Specialized
9.9

A row of long metal or concrete posts placed side by side to hold back soil and water

vibratory pile hammer
  • Specialized
9.4

A construction machine that uses strong, fast shaking to push or pull long posts into the ground

voltaic pile
  • Archaic
9.9

A simple early battery made from stacked metal discs like zinc and copper

How Much

fortune
453 2.8
pile
  • Slang
32 7.1
amount
1.0

Surface Forms

pile singular
piles plural

Etymology

Pile for a large sum of money uses the same image of a 'heap' of cash, so a pile of money simply means a lot of money collected together.