hot money
noun[U]
ukusFINANCE
moneythat ismoved, forexample, from onebankorcountryto another, to make aprofitfrom highinterestorexchangerates:
Wouldn't thehotmoneyattractedby highratesbemovedwhen theseratesfell?
FINANCE
moneythat can beeasilyidentifiedif it isstolen, forexample,banknotesthat have amarkon them:
Thehotmoneycontainednewbillswithconsecutiveserialnumbers.
informal
whatpeoplewhoknowa lot about asubjectthinkwillhappen:
Butthehotmoneyis onratesgoing up again nextmonth..