English Explanatory Dictionary

money talks

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Money or moneyed interests have power.

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌn.i tɔːks/ /ˈmʌn.i tɔks/ /ˈmʌn.i tɑks/

Word forms

money talks

Etymology

19th century, from earlier forms such as gold speaks (1666, in full, “Man prates, but gold speaks.”), as translation from Italian by Giovanni Torriano, in Piazza Universale di Proverbi Italiani: or, A Common Place of Italian Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, 179.

Related words

almighty dollar actions speak louder than words talk is cheap talk the talk

Derived words

money talks, bullshit walks merit walks
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