(finance) A directive to pay a prespecified amount of money from prepaid funds, making it a more trusted method of payment than a check.

The act of engaging in transactions designed to obscure the origin of money, especially money that has been obtained illegally.

Wealth cannot be obtained without some effort; hence currency is not always available for a prospective purchase.

plural of money order

An imaginary tree from which money can be plucked. See money doesn't grow on trees. / (commercial name) The Malabar chestnut, Pachira aquatica. / (botany) The jade plant, Crassula ovata.

Play money. / (slang, often derogatory) Banknotes of foreign currency; especially those which are vibrant or flimsy.

Someone or something that earns or makes money; anything lucrative or profitable. / (slang, vulgar) (usually a woman's) butt, ass, rear end / (slang, vulgar) A lady’s breast.

(informal) Money that is obtained at the cost of another's life. / Money paid (as by a killer or the killer's clan) to the family of a person who has been killed.

(finance) A market for trading short-term debt instruments, such as treasury bills, commercial paper, bankers' acceptances, and certificates of deposit.

(US, informal) unemployment benefit