Money is what people use to buy things like food, clothes, or toys. It can be coins or paper notes that you can spend.
I have some money to buy food.
She gave me money for the bus.
Money can also mean the total amount of wealth or funds a person or company has. It is not just the coins or notes but all the valuable wealth.
The company needs more money to grow.
He saved money to buy a new car.
Money also means the type of coins and banknotes that a country uses officially. For example, in the USA, the money is called dollars.
The money in this country is called the dollar.
Different countries use different money.
In economics, money is any item or record accepted as payment and value store. It helps people trade goods and services easily.
Money allows easy trade between people.
Economists study how money affects markets.
Money can mean a large sum of wealth, often earned or won. People say this when talking about profit, prize, or earnings.
He made a lot of money from that job.
Winning money made her very happy.
Sometimes people say 'money' to mean something is very good or works well. This is informal and slang mostly used in speech.
That new phone is really money!
Her idea was money in the meeting.
As a verb, mainly US informal, 'to money' means to supply or pay money for something. It is rarely used in formal English.
They money the project carefully.
She moneyed her trip by working hard.
