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old money

Contrast: NEW MONEY.

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[money] See: [COIN MONEY] or [MINT MONEY], [EASY MONEY], [FOOL AND HIS MONEY ARE SOON PARTED], [FOR LOVE OR MONEY], [IN THE CHIPS] or [IN THE MONEY], [MADE OF MONEY], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

new money

[new money] {n. phr.} People who have become rich recently. * /Since Bobby's father invented a new computer component, Bobby and his family are new money./ Contrast: [OLD MONEY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[money to burn] {n. phr.}, {informal} Very much money, more than is needed. * /Dick's uncle died and left him money to burn./ * /When Joe is twenty-one he will […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[spending money] or [pocket money] {n.} Money that is given to a person to spend. * /When the seniors went to New York City on a trip, each was given […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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