ready money
- noun
:
dinero en efectivo
- I always keep some ready money in my wallet for emergencies.
Examples
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Ready money enabled Haydon and others like him to act as property agents, buying and selling monastic lands.
Academic text (2010) -
Except that the dead man came from St. Louis and was in desperate need of ready money, little was known about him.
Fiction book (1991) -
It will be a ready money transaction.
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The sailor took a significant cut in his take-home pay, but he obtained ready money faster.
Academic text (2007) -
To you, my dear Tom, I have given an estate of £800 a year, together with £1,000 in ready money.
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He preferred to make a deal in ready money rather than through a bank transfer.
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Having ready money made it easy for her to pay for the car repairs immediately.
Synonyms
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1.0
Coins, bills, or bank savings people use to buy things and pay for services
5
1.0
Money available to spend for a specific purpose
5
9.9
Money you can hold, like bills or coins
3
3.4
Money you can use immediately
3
3.9
Money in notes and coins that you can use right away
2
2.7
Money in cash that you can use immediately
1
9.9
A large amount of cash kept for spending
1
4.5
Extra cash you can spend
1
9.9
An informal word for money
Informal British word for money, especially cash
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'money available for immediate use' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'ready' (available immediately) with 'money' (currency). This compositional pattern is common in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Ready money comes from the image of having ready coins or notes in your hand or purse, money you can take out right away. That's why it means 'cash' or 'money you can use right away'.