Use of moneyed
Hi
Could you please tell me how the word moneyed (rich) sounds to your native ears?
A lot of moneyed men come to this club.
Thanks,
Tom
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" You'd normally say "rich family," but by using the unusual word,"moneyed," you imply that you feel there's maybe something negative about that money, for example: they're rich and, what's more, they're snooty about it; or they're "old money," that is, rich for many generations, not recently rich.
- " You'd normally say "rich family," but by using the unusual word,"moneyed," you imply that you feel there's maybe something negative about that money, for example: they're rich and, what's more, they're snooty about it; or they're "old money," that is, rich for many generations, not recently rich.
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The adjective "moneyed" means "rich," but it's used only in certain particular ways in American English, when you're trying for an effect, for example:
"He comes from a moneyed family." You'd normally say "rich family," but by using the unusual word,"moneyed," you imply that you feel there's maybe something negative about that money, for example: they're rich and, what's more, the
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