a ton of money
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2.8
- idiom
- Informal
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un montón de dinero
- See, we pay and then you come and you write songs and then we release them, and you make a ton of money.
And that is how you make a ton of money from investing in yourself.
- And that is how you make a ton of money from investing in yourself.
- So to me that's a ton of money to spend on eyeshadow.
- It's really hard to make a ton of money from doing things like dancing.
- And while the CCP is making a ton of money, we're getting weaker.
- Now that being said, you can make a ton of money as a capital raiser as well.
- So Juan does this and Juan's making a ton of money.
- But he's charging everybody else a ton of money.
- But yeah, that that place has lost me a ton of money.
- What's more pressure, someone spending a ton of money on a gift or spending a ton of time on a gift?
- And so you wind up spending a ton of money on exercise to try to help yourself lose weight.
- And that has been really good for me because I've made a ton of money through basically following their stock advice.
Examples
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We made a ton of money with this little thing.
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I made a ton of money on your last fight in '73.
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So no, people do not need a ton of money to get started.
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And so you wind up spending a ton of money on exercise to try to help yourself lose weight.
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So So what happens is they start making ice and they start making a ton of money with ice.
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Why did I choose to make a ton of money?
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Well, then why did you charge them a ton of money?
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And that has been really good for me because I've made a ton of money through basically following their stock advice.
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Both my parents and I have poured a ton of money into my education.
Academic text (2014) -
Zack sold his company for a ton of money and decided to travel the world.
Synonyms
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1.0
A large amount of something
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1.6
A large amount of something, for example patience or money
604
1.0
A large amount of money that lets you buy expensive things or do big projects
84
2.0
A large amount of money, especially as earnings or profit
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4.2
A lot of money that someone earns or gets
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7.1
A large amount of money
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7.0
A large amount of money that is higher than expected
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3.0
A lot of money
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6.1
A very large amount of money often about one million dollars
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2.1
A very large amount of something, often many people or things
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7.4
A very large amount of money
A very large amount of money
A large amount of things, for example work, friends, or food
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase meaning 'a very large amount of money' is directly compositional: 'ton' (a large quantity/weight) combined with 'of' and 'money' yields a large amount of money. This metaphorical use of a measurement word to indicate abundance is common cross-linguistically and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
A ton of money comes from the idea of a ton as a very heavy weight, so imagine piles of cash so big and heavy they would weigh a ton. That's why it means 'a very large amount of money'.