moneyed

adjective

mon·​eyed ˈmə-nēd How to pronounce moneyed (audio)
variants or less commonly monied
1
: having money : wealthy
2
: consisting in or derived from money

Examples of moneyed in a Sentence

a member of the moneyed classes luxury goods that are purchased mainly by moneyed tourists from abroad
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In the three-and-a-half-hour drama directed by Brady Corbet, Pearce plays the moneyed Pennsylvania industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren, who takes on the immigrant architect László Tóth (Adrien Brody) as his new pet project. Caroline Tompkins, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025 But among Silicon Valley’s most moneyed class retreat wasn’t an option. Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 Earlier in the week Hugel played a surprise popup show at Delilah – h. wood’s showcase restaurant where models mixed with the moneyed crowd while dining in a private club atmosphere. Eric Fuller, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025 Read: Check out these two great books about the moneyed class. Natasha Frost, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for moneyed

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of moneyed was in the 15th century

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“Moneyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moneyed. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

moneyed

adjective
mon·​eyed
variants or monied
: having money : wealthy

Legal Definition

moneyed

adjective
mon·​eyed
ˈmə-nēd
: consisting in or derived from money
a moneyed obligation

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