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on the money











ADVERB
on the nose
Synonyms




ADVERB
right on the button
Synonyms


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If you are dipping into your investments, you have already made peace with the lost opportunity of returns on the money you will withdraw.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

While not all predictions have come to fruition, some were on the money.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

“If we get interest on the money as well, are we expected to give that interest back to the customers?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

After all, would his signature be on the money if he weren’t?

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

I try to keep my thoughts on Eden, on the money I need to collect before it's too late, but I start thinking up new ways to mess with the Republic's war campaign instead.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu




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