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

Private equity’s old money is not happy about the new.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

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

“The old money guy has a twin-prop airplane and that is pretty incredible,” Kittredge continued.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times