money bag en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
- A bag, normally with a drawstring, used for holding money.
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(figuratively, in-plural) A wealthy person.
How could these money-bags see east and west?— Yet so they did—and every dealer fair Must see behind, as doth the hunted hare.
1820, John Keats, Isabell; or, The Pot of Basil, section XVIII:Near-synonym: cash machine
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| moneybag | alternative | lexicographic | |
| money bags | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (29)
pt ricaça (wealthy person) · bg кесия (bag used for holding money) · ja 金持ち (wealthy person) · ml പണക്കിഴി (bag used for holding money) · tl talega (bag used for holding money) · ga mála airgid (bag used for holding money) · fi kroisos (wealthy person) · mi pēke moni (bag used for holding money) · pt ricaço (wealthy person) · la pasceolus (bag used for holding money) · bg богаташ (wealthy person) · cmn 錢袋 /钱袋 (bag used for holding money) · de Pfeffersack (wealthy person) · pl sakiewka (bag used for holding money) · fi rahasäkki (bag used for holding money) · gl taleigo (bag used for holding money) · gl peto (bag used for holding money) · de Geldsack (wealthy person) · fr richard (wealthy person) · gl faldriqueira (bag used for holding money) · fr escarcelle (bag used for holding money) · vi túi tiền (bag used for holding money) · fi rahapussi (bag used for holding money) · cmn 錢袋子 /钱袋子 (bag used for holding money) · cmn 富翁 (wealthy person) · hu pénzeszsák (wealthy person) · pl sakwa (bag used for holding money) · gl correo (bag used for holding money) · de Geldsack (bag used for holding money)