money

/ˈmʌni/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmʌni/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmə-nē/ (ame, mw)

money — noun

1. The metal pieces and printed paper that people use to pay for what they buy, or

1.名詞A1
釋義

The metal pieces and printed paper that people use to pay for what they buy, or the whole amount of cash that someone has.

例句

Leo counted the money in his wallet before paying for the groceries.

uncountable: 'the money' not 'a money'

The bakery on Main Street does not accept foreign money.

同義詞
  • cash

    refers specifically to physical banknotes and coins, not digital or invested money

  • currency

    the official monetary system of a particular country, such as the New Taiwan Dollar

  • funds

    money set aside or available for a particular purpose; slightly more formal

反義詞
  • poverty

    the state of having very little or no money

文法句型

money + verb

amount of money

some / any money

用法筆記

Money is an uncountable noun in this sense. Use 'some money', 'a lot of money', or 'an amount of money' — never 'a money' or 'many moneys'.

常見錯誤

❌I need a money to buy lunch.
✅I need some money to buy lunch.
💡money is uncountable and cannot take the article 'a'.
❌She has many moneys in her bank account.
✅She has a lot of money in her bank account.
💡do not pluralise 'money' when referring to cash or funds.

2. The financial gain or earnings that a person or company gets from selling goods,

2.名詞B1
釋義

The financial gain or earnings that a person or company gets from selling goods, running a business, or making an investment.

例句

There is good money in selling handmade furniture online if your costs stay low.

pattern: there is money in [activity]

Tamar invested in the bakery because she believed there was real money in it.

同義詞
  • profit

    the exact financial surplus after costs are subtracted; more precise and technical than 'money' in this sense

  • return

    the financial gain on an investment; often used in investing contexts

  • revenue

    the total income a business generates before costs are deducted

反義詞
  • loss

    a situation in which a business spends more than it earns

文法句型

there is money in [something]

make money from [something]

用法筆記

Frequently appears in the fixed pattern 'there is money in [something]' or '[something] has money in it'. The subject is usually a business, activity, or investment, not a person.

常見錯誤

❌I have money in this job.' (ambiguous)
✅There is money in this kind of work.
💡use the 'there is money in' pattern rather than a possessive structure.
❌The shop makes money in selling tea.
✅The shop makes money from selling tea.
💡the preposition is 'from', not 'in', when using 'make money'.

money — adjective