(1)钱，货币(coins or banknote that people use in buying and selling)[U]：carry/have～on (with) 随身带着钱;keep one's～in a purse把钱放在钱包;deposit one's～in a bank把钱存在银行里;waste/spend too much～on sth在某物上浪费/花销太大;save/borrow/earn/cost/return～省/借/挣/花/还钱;win much/a lot of/lots of～挣很多/大笔/许许多多的钱;Could you lend me some～?您可以借给我一些钱吗? You'll have to change some～because you can't pay in French～.你得先换一些钱，因为你不能支付法郎。〖同〗cash，banknote，currency，coins;

(2)财产(富)(property;possessions;wealth)[U]：Her family has～.她家很富有。leave one's～to charity 把全部财产留给慈善事业;make one's～in fashion business 做时装生意发了财;lose all one's～on that deal 在那笔交易上亏了全部本钱;inherit a little～from one's grandfather继承祖父一小笔财产;marry sb for his～为获得财产而嫁给某人;Does～always bring happiness?金钱一定能带来欢乐吗?She put her～into a company.她投资一家公司。〖同〗wealth，property;

(3)金额(sums of money)[pl](旧用法)：tax/public～s 税金/公款数额;collect～s 征款;pocket some of the～s 侵吞部分款项;

for my money据我看来(infml)：For my～，you were the only actor in the play who was worth watching.依我看，这出戏里只有你这个演员还值得一看。

get/have one's money's worth花钱值得：She's had her～'s worth out of that dress;she's been wearing it for years.她买那件衣服值得，多年来她一直穿着。It's a bit expensive，but you get your～'s worth. 虽有点贵，但买得值。

good money 大笔得来不易的钱：I paid good/I spent good～for/on it.我付/花大价钱把它买下。

in the money很富有，有钱(infml)：You can see he's in the～by all those clothes he buys.看看他买的那些衣服，你就知道他很有钱。

made of money 很有钱，富有(infml)：He's made of～;he can afford it.他有钱，能买得起。He buys his children everything;he must be made of～.他什么都给孩子买，他一定钱多得花不完。

raise money on sth 靠出售(或典当)筹款：raise～on one's house/this gold watch 典当房子/这只金表筹款;We have to raise～for a new school.我们得为一所新学校筹集资金。

put one's money on 在 ……下赌注：He put $10 on the horse.他为那匹马下注10美元。

→′moneyed adj 有钱(富有)的;′moneyless adj 无钱的;′monetary adj 货币(金融)的;′money-bags n 有钱人;′money-box n 现金箱，存钱罐;′money-changer n外币兑换商;′money-grubber n 敛财者，贪财者;′money-lender n放债者;′money-maker n 赚大钱的人;′money-making n & adj 赚钱(的);′money-market n 短期贷款市场;′money-spinner n赚大钱的人(东西)