n.
 a medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes. 
▸
(moneys or monies)
 formal sums of money.
 ▸wealth or financial gain.
 ▸payment for work.
Phrase
  
    - be in the money
 informal have or win a lot of money.
- for my money
 informal in my opinion.
- money for old rope 
(or for jam)
 Brit. informal money or reward earned for little or no effort.
- on the money
 N. Amer. informal accurate; correct.
- put one's money where one's mouth is
 informal take action to support a statement.
 
  Derivative
  
  Etymology
  ME: from OFr. moneie, from L. moneta ‘mint, money’, orig. a title of the goddess Juno, in whose temple in Rome money was minted.