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/mun"eed/, adj.1. having much money; wealthy.2. of or pertaining to the wealthy: moneyed interests.[1425-75; late ME; see MONEY, -ED3]Syn. 1. rich, affluent, prosperous.
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Moneyed — Mon eyed, adv. 1. Supplied with money; having money; wealthy; as, moneyed men. [Also spelled {monied}.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Converted into money; coined. [1913 Webster] If exportation will not balance importation, away must your silver go… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
moneyed — mon‧eyed [ˈmʌnid] also monied adjective [only before a noun] formal monied people are rich and powerful: • the monied elite who have traditionally run Mexico s banks and conglomerates * * * moneyed UK US /ˈmʌnid/ adjective … Financial and business terms
moneyed — mon·eyed / mə nēd/ adj: consisting in or derived from money a moneyed obligation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. moneyed … Law dictionary
moneyed — [mun′ēd] adj. 1. having much money; rich 2. consisting of, derived from, or representing money [moneyed interests] … English World dictionary
moneyed — (adj.) having money, mid 15c., from pp. of Middle English verb monien to supply with money (see MONEY (Cf. money) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
moneyed — meaning ‘wealthy’, is spelt eyed in preference to monied … Modern English usage
moneyed — [adj] rich affluent, fat cat*, flush*, leisure class*, loaded*, opulent, prosperous, upper class, upscale, uptown, wealthy, wellheeled*, well off*, well to do*; concept 334 Ant. destitute, poor … New thesaurus
moneyed — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having much money; affluent … English terms dictionary
moneyed — adj. Moneyed is used with these nouns: ↑elite … Collocations dictionary
moneyed — [[t]mʌ̱nid[/t]] also monied ADJ A moneyed person has a lot of money. [FORMAL] Fear of crime among Japan s new monied classes is rising rapidly. Syn: affluent … English dictionary
