money-bag

mon·ey-bag

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [muhn-ee bag]
- /ˈmʌn i bæg/
- /ˈmʌni bæɡ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muhn-ee bag]
- /ˈmʌn i bæg/

Definitions of money-bag word

noun money-bag a bag for money. 1
noun money-bag moneybags, (used with a singular verb) a very wealthy or extravagant person. 1

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Origin of money-bag

First appearance:

before 1555

One of the 31% oldest English words

1555-65; 1940-45 for def 2; money + bag

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Money-bag

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Money-bag

money-bag popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.