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单词 old money
释义
old money
noun[U]
uk
/ˈəʊld ˌmʌn.i/us
/ˈoʊld ˌmʌn.i/

old moneynoun[U](PEOPLE)

used to refer torichpeoplewhosefamilieshave beenrichfor alongtime:
祖上殷实的富人，富裕世家
Much ofbigbusinessis stillcontrolledbyoldmoney.大型企业很大程度上仍然由传统富家控制着。
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Rich people
  • baller
  • beautiful
  • champagne socialist
  • deb
  • elite
  • gilded
  • laird
  • magnate
  • millionairess
  • moneybags
  • multi-millionairess
  • multibillionaire
  • preppy
  • scion
  • socialite
  • squattocracy
  • squillionaire
  • the beautiful peopleidiom
  • the jet set
  • yuppify
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old moneynoun[U](MONEY)

atypeofmoneythat is nolongerused
作废的钱，不再使用的钱
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Payment methods
  • anti-kickback
  • ATM card
  • automatic withdrawal
  • bad cheque
  • baksheesh
  • cashback
  • chip
  • commission
  • legal tender
  • liquefy
  • liquid
  • monometallic
  • non-cash
  • non-monetary
  • non-money
  • non-paying
  • payoff
  • pocket
  • wave and pay
  • whip-round
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(Definition ofold moneyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

old money| Business English

old money
noun[U]
informal
uk
us
ECONOMICS
familiesthat have beenrichfor alongtime,consideredas agroup:
The newbillionairesandmillionairesarereluctanttoadoptthepracticeof America'soldmoney.
(Definition ofold moneyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofold money

old money
The persistence ofoldmoneywas not just the consequence of man's difficulty in adjusting to new systems of money and counting.
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Some people will say that, if it is simplyoldmoney, this is very much a question of the emperor having no clothes.
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By such means we can avoid the many obvious difficulties and disadvantages of proposing that theoldmoney, gold, should be demonetized.
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Is he aware that herring, which once one could buy at six for sixpence—that is inoldmoney—is now a luxury fish?
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I shall not query the "newoldmoney".
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In the main scheme, it is a ratio of 4:3 ofoldmoneyand new money.
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I shudder to think what would have happened if we had had to debate nursery vouchers in terms of what my daughter calls "oldmoney".
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The rest wasoldmoney, dressed up to look like new.
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We used to act with trepidation if we put one penny (oldmoney) on the rates.
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It is lying in 83 m of water—270 ft, for those who still think in "oldmoney".
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It has been talked about it as a funnyoldmoneymotion.
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A lot of funnyoldmoneyis likely to be made out of the privatisation of mining, because the country has massive coal reserves.
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If a man is incapacitated at the age of 60 we give him a weekly rate of 35p—inoldmoney, seven bob a week.
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We are interested inoldmoneyas well.
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It is important to remember that there should be no distinction between new money andoldmoney.
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