monies

[muhn-eez] / ˈmʌn iz /

NOUN

currency accepted as exchange for goods, services

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bill capital cash check fund pay payment property salary wage wealth

STRONG

banknote bankroll bread bucks chips coin coinage dough finances funds gold gravy greenback loot pesos resources riches roll silver specie treasure wad wherewithal

WEAK

almighty dollar hard cash legal tender medium of exchange

Antonyms

STRONG

debt

Example Sentences

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When funding stalemates occur in other countries, government activity generally continues with the existing levels of funding until new monies can be agreed upon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

“With all concert operational costs being privately funded, with additional pro bono and in-kind support,100% of the monies raised are being directed to frontline organizations helping survivors recover and rebuild,” the report said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

But it affects "the division of monies between advertisers, publishers, and ad service providers".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025

The spokesman said that meant the council "had a responsibility to explore alternative options" in order to "protect the public monies invested to date".

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2024

As for properties and banked monies, I could not raise cash from them without endangering the men I dealt with, and the better friends they were to me the worse their danger.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin