money
n argent m
Do you have any money on you? Tu as de l'argent sur toi?
→ They might not accept British money.
I've got no money left Je n'ai plus d'argent
to change money changer de l'argent
I need to change some money. J'ai besoin de changer de l'argent.
to spend money on sth dépenser de l'argent sur qch
I spent all my money on the house. J'ai dépensé tout mon argent sur la maison.
to make money
[person] faire de l'argent
→ They couldn't find work or make money in the cities.
[business] rapporter de l'argent
→ After three years, the agency was finally making money.
→ ... the only bit of the firm that consistently made money.
He made good money when he worked. Il faisait pas mal d'argent lorsqu'il travaillait.
to be in the money *
(=have plenty of money) se faire beaucoup d'argent
→ If you are one of the lucky callers chosen to play, you could be in the money.
to have money to burn avoir de l'argent à perdre
→ a toy for overgrown kids with money to burn.
to get one's money's worth
(=get good value) en avoir pour son argent
The fans always get their money's worth Les fans en ont toujours pour leur argent
to throw good money after bad
(=waste yet more money) gaspiller encore plus d'argent
→ Further intervention would be throwing good money after bad.
→ we don't know if it's worth throwing good money after bad and taking legal action.
money talks l'argent a le dernier mot
→ The formula in Hollywood is simple - money talks
to put one's money where one's mouth is
(=spend money instead of just talking) joindre le geste à la parole en mettant la main au portefeuille
→ the Executive "put its money where its mouth is" by pledging a total of £35 million
to throw money at a problem
(=try to solve it by spending money) dilapider de l'argent pour régler un problème
→ The Tories, however, accused the Executive of "throwing money at the problem
→ why do both Stoiber and Schroder think throwing money at the problem will solve anything?
modif
[problems, worries] d'argent
appearance money
n cachet m
blood money
n prix m du sang
→ Defence lawyers have still not agreed to terms for payment of blood money to the victims' families.
danger money
n (British) prime f de risque
dinner money
n (British) argent m pour la cantine
dole money
n (British) indemnité f de chômage, allocation f chômage
→ European indoor champion Livingston still struggles along on his Pounds 60-a-fortnight dole money.
funny money *
n
(=large sums) sommes fpl astronomiques
gate money
n (mainly British) recette f
→ We gave the gate money to the St John Ambulance brigade.
hush money
n
* prix m du silence de qn
to pay sb hush money acheter le silence de qn
→ Nicholson was recently exposed by the News of the World for paying £170,000 hush money to a hooker.
money belt
n ceinture-portefeuille f
money box
n (mainly British) tirelire f
money laundering , money-laundering
modif
[operation, scandal, scheme] de blanchiment d'argent
→ ... the largest money-laundering scandal in history.
money-maker , moneymaker
n (British, business, product) affaire f lucrative
money-making
adj
[scheme, potential, opportunity] lucratif (-ive)
→ he devised money-making schemes to support his studies.
→ pressure to maximise his money-making potential
money market
n marché m monétaire
→ They use that money to put into the money markets at a profit.
money order
n (US) mandat m
money purchase
modif
[pension, plan] à cotisations déterminées
money purchase scheme régime à cotisations déterminées
money spinner *
n (British) mine f d'or (fig)
→ The Star Wars films have been fantastic money-spinners.
money supply
n masse f monétaire
paper money
n papier-monnaie m
pin money
n (British) argent m de poche
pocket money
n argent m de poche
£8 a week pocket money huit livres d'argent de poche par semaine
→ We agreed to give her £6 a week pocket money.
prize money
n prix m
£300 in prize money un prix de 300 livres
→ The winner won £300 in prize money.
protection money
n
he pays $200 a week protection money il paie 200 dollars par semaine pour ne pas être inquiété
public money
n deniers mpl publics
seed money
n (COMMERCE) capital m de départ
spending money
n argent m de poche