the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
"we tried to collect the money he owed us"
the official currency issued by a government or national bank
"he changed his money into francs"
A legally or socially binding conceptual contract of entitlement to wealth, void of intrinsic value, payable for all debts and taxes, and regulated in supply.
"The new regulation tightened the money supply to combat inflation without altering our legal obligations to pay back loans or settle taxes."
In plain English: Money is something people use to buy things and pay for services.
"I need to save some money for my new bike."
Usage: Use "money" to refer to physical currency like coins and paper bills, as well as digital funds used for transactions. Do not use it to describe abstract concepts of wealth or financial assets unless specifically referring to liquid cash on hand.
A surname.
"The Money family has been running the local bakery for three generations."
The word money comes from the Latin monēta, which originally referred to the temple of Juno Moneta in Rome where coins were minted. It entered Middle English via Anglo-Norman, eventually replacing the native Old English word feoh.