old money
Example Sentences
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Kanayo O Kanayo described his outfit as "ripping in godfatherism, old money and tailored mafia".
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
Private equity’s old money is not happy about the new.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
And yet, today there are only 700 billionaires in the U.S., and basically none of them derived their wealth from old money.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
These are the bluebloods, the old money of the investment world, steady as a metronome and just as thrilling.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025
As in cultural and philanthropic institutions from San Francisco to New York City, the old money has made room at the table for the new money to replenish the coffers.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
