ADJ
big
Professional athletes earn big money when they sign sponsorship deals with major brands.
easy
She discovered that working online wasn't easy money, despite what the advertisements promised.
government | private
pocket, spending
My teenage son asks for pocket money every week to buy snacks and games.
prize | sponsorship
paper
She counted the paper money in her wallet before paying for lunch.
counterfeit
QUANT
amount, sum
She saved a small amount of money each month for her vacation.
VERB + MONEY
have
She doesn't have enough money to buy a new car this year.
borrow, bring in, collect, earn, get, make, raise, receive
The school is raising money for a new library by selling homemade cakes every Saturday.
bank, deposit, pay in
She deposits money in her savings account every Friday after work.
draw out, get out, take out
run out of, spend, squander, throw away, waste
If you keep throwing money away on clothes you never wear, you'll have nothing left for rent.
hoard, save, set aside, stash away
My parents have been saving money for years to buy their dream house.
invest, tie up
She invested her savings in a small business after years of careful planning.
donate, give sb
with), put up
My parents agreed to put up the money for my college tuition.
give (sb) back, pay (sb) back, refund (sb), repay (sb)
When I returned the broken lamp, the store repaid me immediately.
owe (sb)
My brother owes me money from when I lent him cash last month.
accept, take
The shop refused to accept Canadian money, so I had to pay with my credit card instead.
cost
Flying to another country for a vacation costs a lot of money.
be worth
His old collection of vintage watches is worth quite a bit of money.
change, exchange
I need to exchange some money before I travel to Japan next month.
allocate
The government allocated money to rebuild schools damaged in the storm.
launder
The criminals were caught laundering money through their fake restaurant business.
MONEY + VERB
come from sth
The money for our summer holiday came from selling our old car.
go (on sth), go to
The money went to repair the roof after the storm damaged our house badly.
come in
When my dad lost his job, we had to worry about money coming in each month.
MONEY + NOUN
management | problems | laundering
market
Banks invest billions of dollars in the money market to earn higher interest rates.
box
PREP
for ~
She worked long hours for money to pay for her daughter's education.
~ for
The company set aside money for employee training and development programs.
PHRASES
get money off sth
If you pay in cash, the shop might let you get some money off your total bill.
get your money's worth
At that restaurant, the portions are huge so you definitely get your money's worth.
pay/put money in/into the bank
My parents put their savings into the bank every month to earn interest.
put money on sth
Sarah put money on her favorite team to win the championship match.
put/sink money into sth
She decided to put money into renovating her old house last year.
take money off sth
The store took money off the price because I found a small scratch on the box.
throw money at sth
The company just throws money at new technology instead of fixing the real issues first.
throw your money around
After winning the lottery, she started throwing her money around on expensive cars and jewelry.