English Explanatory Dictionary

old money

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Families that have been wealthy for generations or members of such families.
  2. The monetary system used in the United Kingdom and Ireland before decimalisation in 1971 and consisting of pounds, shillings, pence and farthings.
  3. The imperial system of measurement or Fahrenheit, as opposed to the metric system or Celsius.

Pronunciation

En-au-old money.ogg

Word forms

old money

Synonyms

vieux riche

Antonyms

new money nouveau riche
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