| blood money |
a fee paid to a hired assassin. [3 definitions] |
| conscience money |
money paid, sometimes anonymously, by one who hopes to atone for previous wrongdoing, in order to relieve the conscience. |
| even money |
equal stakes or odds given or offered in a wager. |
| fiat money |
paper currency that is dependent for its value on a government fiat or decree, and cannot be exchanged for gold or silver. |
| front money |
money that is paid in advance, esp. to start a project. |
| hush money |
(informal) money paid as a bribe to keep a person from revealing something such as a scandalous or criminal act. |
| mad money |
(informal) a bit of money set aside for emergency use or for nonessential or frivolous purchases. |
| money market |
the trade in money or funds as they are borrowed or lent short-term by large agencies or the government. |
| money of account |
a monetary denomination or unit used in keeping accounts, esp. one that does not correspond to actual paper money or coin, such as the U.S. mill. |
| money order |
an order for the payment of a specific sum of money that is issued for a fee atone bank, post office, or telegraph office, and is payable to another. |
| money-changing |
the business or act of exchanging money, usu. the currencies of different countries, at an official rate. |
| money-grubber |
(informal) one who actively desires and pursues the accumulation of as much money as possible. |
| money-market fund |
a mutual fund whose investments are of a short-term nature and consist of commercial paper or treasury bills, usu. giving a fairly high interest rate. |
| paper money |
currency in paper form, such as a dollar bill or bank note, that is issued by a government or its banks as legal tender. |
| pin money |
a small sum of money set aside for incidental expenses. |
| pocket money |
a small amount of money given or carried for incidental expenses. [2 definitions] |
| seed money |
money required or provided to begin a new project. |
| spending money |
cash for small personal expenses. |