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
To some that makes courting the old money that much more crucial.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
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
It was Stirling, the wealthy one, who Blaine told her came from Boston old money; he and his father had been legacy students at Harvard.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
