monies

[muhn-eez] / ˈmʌn iz /

NOUN

currency accepted as exchange for goods, services

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bill capital cash check fund pay payment property salary wage wealth

STRONG

banknote bankroll bread bucks chips coin coinage dough finances funds gold gravy greenback loot pesos resources riches roll silver specie treasure wad wherewithal

WEAK

almighty dollar hard cash legal tender medium of exchange

Antonyms

STRONG

debt

Example Sentences

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When funding stalemates occur in other countries, government activity generally continues with the existing levels of funding until new monies can be agreed upon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Assethold said "This included mostly estimated charges, and we have refunded any monies to the leaseholders."

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024

The spokesman said that meant the council "had a responsibility to explore alternative options" in order to "protect the public monies invested to date".

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2024

Budget: I would identify where the money has gone and what is the yield based on the purpose of the monies.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2024

As for properties and banked monies, I could not raise cash from them without endangering the men I dealt with, and the better friends they were to me the worse their danger.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin