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ready money

NOUN
active capital
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In adulthood, the need for ready money forced each of the Brontës to leave their creative idyll for a time—all of them worked as educators—before returning home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

“We have ready money today for anybody who can sell us PPE. We’ll cut you a check on the spot.”

From Reuters ● Mar. 22, 2020

Over time, many former soldiers had to sell their certificates for ready money, often for a small fraction of their face value.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

When he goes bust, all he asks for are loans of ready money – liquidity, in banking parlance.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 20, 2012

Sometimes the devices by which the nuns strove to gain a little ready money are noted down in Rigaud’s diary.

From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power


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