money

Definitions

Not from mon meaning 'warn' directly, but from Latin monēta = 'coin,' a title of the goddess Juno Monēta ('the Warner') at whose temple Rome minted its coins. The mint's name passed to the coins, then to money itself — so 'money' literally carries the warning goddess inside it.

Why It Means This

Money looks nothing like monitor or monument, yet they share a root. The bridge is the temple of Juno Monēta, where Roman coins were struck. Her title meant 'the Warner' (her sacred geese once warned Rome of an enemy attack). The mint borrowed her name, monēta became the word for coin, and through French moneie it reached English as money. So the everyday word for cash is, at bottom, named after a warning goddess.

Common Collocations

• 1.make money赚钱
• 2.save money存钱
• 3.spend money花钱
• 4.waste money浪费钱
• 5.raise money筹钱
• 6.money laundering洗钱

Example Sentences

• 1.

  I don't have enough money to buy a new car right now.

• 2.

  She made a lot of money selling handmade jewelry online.

• 3.

  Time is money, so try not to waste it.

• 4.

  They saved money for years to put their kids through college.

Easily Confused

money vs currency vs cash — money is the general concept of buying power. currency is the specific system of one country (the euro is a currency). cash is physical notes and coins, as opposed to cards or transfers: 'Do you have any cash?' means notes in your pocket, not money in general.